419 scam: "Dr.James"<web.org.office17@att.net> Please get Back To Me

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- jameswal24@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameswal24@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 17:21:30 -0700
Subject: Please get Back To Me

MR. MR. James Walter
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION,
WEST AFRICA,

DEAR PARTNER,

(PLEASE ATTATCH IMPORTANCE)

PLEASE, I WISH YOU GIVE MY PROPOSAL DUE CONSIDERATION AND ATTACH ADEQUATE IMPORTANCE,
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU CAN HANDLE A CLASSIFIED FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT INVOLVES HUGE AMOUNT
OF MONEY. I WOULD GIVE YOU DETAILS; I AM CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEANS AS I WANT THE
TRANSACTION TO BE DONE WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.

THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT, WHICH WILL PROTECT THE
FUND AND YOURSELF FROM ANY INFRACTION OF THE LAW AND ALL DOCUMENTATION THAT COVERS THIS
FUND WOULD BE ISSUED AND ALL I NEEDS IS YOUR ABSOLUTE HONESTY, COOPERATION AND A TOTAL ADHERENCE
TO MY ADVICE TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT NOMINATED; ADEQUATELY.

I HAVE THIS BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS ($10,500:000:00 (TEN MILLION,
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS).

THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY A MAN CALLED MR. LILY CALOF, A BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN REGIONS;
HE HAS SINCE BEEN DEAD LONG AGO AND NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED. I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE
COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE CLAIM. DETAILS SHALL
BE THAT YOU ARE THE CARE-TAKER AND A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TO THE LATE MR. LILY CALOF AND HIS PROPERTIES.

I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION WITH WHICH A SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED
ON THE FUND WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED. I SHALL ALSO BE YOUR GUIDANCE AND ADVICE YOU THROUGHOUT THE DURATION
OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO ENSURE A SWIFT TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT, ACCORDINGLY.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, WE SHALL ARRANGE AND AGREE ON PERCENTAGE (%), OF THE FUND FOR OURSELVES.

I WISH THIS TRANSACTION INTEREST YOU, REPLY TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT I WOULD FORWARD TO YOU THE INDEPT
DETAILS CONCERNING THIS TRANSACTION AND ALSO THE STEPS TO TAKE FOR A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUND. I AM SOLIDLY
BEHIND YOU AND THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.

PLEASE, RESPOND THROUGH THIS EMAIL ID {jameswal24@yahoo.com}

MY BEST REGARDS,

MR. James Walter,

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