419 scam: "Barrister Johnson Williams"<barrjohnsonwilliams2011@gmail.com> I bring greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- johnson_w19@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Johnson Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnson_w19@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:57:16 -0000
Subject: I bring greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

I bring greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I am Barrister Johnson Williams a Personal Attourney to Late RICARDO LUIS QUIROZ ASCURRA who lost his Life in this tragedy Earthquake that took place on the 11th of March, 2011 in Japan, Which life and properties was lost and he Deposited the sum £5.4 Million Great British Pounds and the funny part of it is that he has no Next-of-Kin to Stand on his behalf and the said Fund was deposited into my Account.

However, I need a Foreign Partner who can stand as Next-of-Kin and received the said Fund and we will share the Money 50-50 all I need from you is to assist and Finance this Fund Transfer and 10% will be deducted for Expenses and the remaining will be shared accordingly 50% for you and 50% for me.

I will advice you to contact me via this email(johnson_w19@yahoo.co.jp) with your Personal Information such as:

(1)Full name:

(2)Contact Address:

(3)Phone and Fax Number for Easy Communications:

(4)Bank Details:

(5)Occupation:

(6)Age:

I will advice that you keep this Transaction very confidential until we have achieved our greet success in this Fund Transfer.

Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Johnson Williams.

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