419 scam: "Mrs. Linda William" <sklivingston@bellsouth.net> Hello,

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "mary_nelson66666@globomail.com" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998284176 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Linda William" <sklivingston@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: mary_nelson66666@globomail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:58:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello,

Hello,

I am Mary nelson. I am a US citizen and I am 33years Old. I reside here in Dripping Springs, Texas and I am thinking of relocating this month. I am one of those that took part in the United Nations Compensation program in Cotonou Benin Republic many years ago and they refused to pay me.and I had paid over US$75000.00 while in the US , trying to get my payment but all was to no avail. So I decided to travel down to Benin with all my compensation documents and I was directed to meet Mrs. Linda William, who is the member of COMPENSATION PROGRAM COMMITTEE, and I met her in her office and she explained everything to me, she said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake. He also took me to the paying bank for the claim of my compensation payment.

Right now, I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $5,000,000.00, moreover Mrs. Linda William showed me the full information of those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your email as one of the beneficiaries who have not yet received the payment under CASE FILE 54AC003 and that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people. They are not with your fund, they are only making money out of you. Therefore, I would advise you to contact Mrs. Linda William for assistance and inform her that your CASE FILE is 54AC003. Contact her directly via the information below.

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION AWARD PROGRAM
Name: Mrs. Linda William
Email: mary_nelson66666@globomail.com
Phone: +229-98284176.

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them because it is not with them. They are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing, They think that we Americans are fool but they were all wrong.

The only money I paid after I met Mrs. Linda William was just the Bank Consultant charges, which is only normal and legitimate as it is in all Banks in the world and the bank said that will pay their consultant charges before they transfer your fund so they provided the following information for you to make the payment through western union or money gram.

RECEIVER NAME========OKECHUKWU CHIBIKE
COUNTRY========BENIN REPUBLIC
CITY=========COTONOU
TEST QUESTION=======HOW LONG
ANSWER========TODAY
AMOUNT=========$70USD ONLY
SENDER NAME======?
MTCN============?

So please take note of that, Mrs. Linda William will make sure that the bank transferred your fund immediately you send the fee...Once again stop contacting those people. I advise that you contact Mrs. Linda William so that he can help you in the collection of your transfer payment instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank you and be blessed.
Mary Nelson.

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