419 scam: "Hillary"<hillarywilliam55@yahoo.com.hk> i strongly believe you can assist me to handle this.

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a orphan scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hillary" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hillarywilliam17@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 04:04:54 -0700
Subject: i strongly believe you can assist me to handle this.

Greetings Sir/Madam ,

I am Hillary William, I' live in the BUJIBORAN REFUGEE CAMP here in Accra Ghana, I lost my parents during the war in my country
and i was among the kids rescued to Ghana by UN Forces to Ghana as refugees. I have my inheritance box here in Ghana with all document

needed which my late father,late, Dr Robert William of Kreo Community in Liberia deposited here for safekeeping purpose due to the war

situation in my country over the years.
The boxe contain $20 million USD dollars ,I wish my late father friend stand to help me get the boxes
out of the security company to be deliver to him in the states so that he can send for me to come over and start a new life over there with

him but it was God's work i most say, because it was so unfortunate that my late father's friend was planning with my late father,

barrister to take all the money and run away but my late father barrister was so Godly to tell me everything my late father's friend was

planning against me that is why my late father barrister ought to advice me to look for a God fearing and a trustworthy citizen that can

handle this for me, During our search we came across your contact and i strongly believe you can assist me to handle this.

But my questions are these below:

1. can you help me and get the two boxes out of the security company?

2. Please can you receive these boxes for me as our foreign guardian and trustee?

3. Can i trust you in helping me?

4. Will 40% be ok for you?

My sincere regards to your family.
Respectfully.
Hillary William.

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