419 scam: Alice Williams <williams711933@msn.com> CONTENT

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "alice.williams@hotmail.my" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Alice Williams <williams711933@msn.com>
Reply-To: <alice.williams@hotmail.my>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:02:22 +0000
Subject: CONTENT

Dear Friend,With all due respect, please don't see this message as one of those scammers sending email to people all over the world. permit me to introduce myself to you, My name is Mrs. Alice Williams from Republic of Liberia. I was the assistant director of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liberia, from March 2005 to 2007. I left Liberia to Ivory Coast after service, due to the present administration was probing the former administration.During my tenor in the office, I had a deal with one of the director, worth of USD 22M, Twenty two Million United State dollars. Which i have about USD 9M in my position. Due to the monitoring team set up by the present Liberian Government and the Ecowas, i left the money untouched all this years. Now there is presidential election here in Ivory Coast, likely there will be a takeover in the Government which nobody knows what happens next. I feel this is the right time for me to move this funds and use it for foreign investment.I'm contacting you to assist me invest this funds into landed property or any lucrative business in your country. All i need is your sincerity and honesty. I will forward you my data and more details of how to proceed, upon your response.Yours Sincerely Alice Williams. Email add (alice.williams@hotmail.my)

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