419 scam: DR WILLSON GRAHAM <drwillsongraham05@att.net> DEAR BENEFICIARY YOUR FUND IS READY, FROM DR.WILLSON GRAHAM OF SANTANDER BANK L

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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:
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: DR WILLSON GRAHAM <drwillsongraham05@att.net>
Reply-To: newcontractfundpaymentco@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:04:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY YOUR FUND IS READY, FROM DR.WILLSON GRAHAM OF SANTANDER BANK LONDON,

Attention: Dear Beneficiary,

Due to your inability to conclude
your benefit fund transfer, your fund was transfer to us by our
Intermediary bank to settle all the outstanding contractor and
beneficiaries. The management has resolved to use Direct Bank Transfer
or Secret Fund Hand Delivery [SFHD] in transferring your fund across to
you...

This method of payment is very secret
due his nature of handling cash in person. We make use of the Diplomat
or Missionary without them knowing the content of the consignment box
as we present it as a family inheritance to be delivering across to you.

We make use of them because of the
immunity that covers them in every country, so you can see the reason
we are using them, we don't want to keep on holding your fund due to
the law in UK, which mandated to give away unclaimed fund to charity
home after some period of unclaimed. And also our investigation
department fund out that your fund has been kept out from you for a
long time due to some irregularity in your fund payment transfer.

Please if this method is OK with you,
pleases get back to us immediately to enable us facilitate the delivery
of the said consignment box trunk or We will be left with only option
of transferring it account to your nominated bank account, should that
be the case, forward your banking information across to us immediately.

We also need this information from
immediately you received this mail, Your Private/Mobile Phone, Your
Address and a scanned copy of your Driverâ€™s license or International
passport for identification and your Certificate of Claim and that of
Approval to empower us to bring or transfer your fund across to your
receivership. Expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Regards

Dr, Willson Graham [Deputy Director] Transfer

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