419 scam: CAPT JAMES WILLIAMS <florflor.abbaas@gmail.com> Attn: Sir

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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:
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- capt_jameswilliams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CAPT JAMES WILLIAMS <florflor.abbaas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: roseline.donnaa@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:10:24 -0700
Subject: Attn: Sir

We from the Debt Reconciliation department of United Nations, We wishes to
inform you that we have acknowledge all your information's from our data
base, and have agreed in our meeting, that we are going to pay you the sum
of $7.5millions for compensation with what we have here,so we need your
maximum co operation as you are going to provide to us all the
documentations of the business you did in Africa, Europe and Asia for the
past 6months to prove you are the rightful owner of this fund.

Base on that You are here by advice to reconfirm your below information,
if you are not the rightful owner of this below address please do let us
know and do not respond to this email, but if you are the rightful owner of
the below address get back to us so we can give you the necessary guideline
and the Lawyer that you will contact for immediate action, he will help you
solicit for your compensation fund. That has already loaded in a ATM MASTER
CARD that will grant you access to your withdrawal in the part of the
worldwide, You are required to furnish us with your delivery address where
the Lawyer will send you your MASTER CARD through FedEx courier service. i
wait to read your mail.

Private Email:{ capt_jameswilliams@yahoo.com }

Yours Faithfully,
Capt James Williams
Director United Nations Debt Reconciliation Committee

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