419 scam: SIMON WILLIAMS <sw0001@msn.com> confidential transaction

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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:
- "huge sum 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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: SIMON WILLIAMS <sw0001@msn.com>
Reply-To: SIMON WILLIAMS <sw000l@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:21:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: confidential transaction

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE THIS ISÂ PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
Good day,
My name is Simon Williams, I am the credit manager of a bank (Name withold) here in Ivory Coast. I am contacting you of a business transfer, of a huge sum of money from a deceased account. I must inform you that this is private and confidential transaction, I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that everything has been well taken care of, and all will be well at the end of the day.
I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction. To ease your apprehension, I got your contact from your country online chambers of commerce and industry address book.
On 30 January 2000, a client ( a chartered contractor) who I control his account died in plane crash, a Kenya Airways Flight 431 which was international scheduled Abidjanâ€“Lagosâ€“Nairobi passenger service, operated with an Airbus A310-300, that crashed into the sea, off the coast of CÃ´te d'Ivoire, on 30 January 2000 at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from FÃ©lix HouphouÃ«t-Boigny International Airport. There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. It was the first fatal accident for Kenya Airways.
Since his death, none of his relative has ever come to make claims for this money since he died along side with his family. We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next of kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased, as all documentations will be carefully worked out by a lawyer for immediate release of Six million, Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars (US$6,500,000.00) in a domiciliary account to your as the beneficiary's next of kin.
Soon the money will be called back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the money will be shared among the directors of the bank. So it is on this note I decided to contact you so that you will stand as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than to allow the bank directors to be share this money among themselves at the end of this year.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following information if you are interested.

1. A Beneficiary name. In order to prepare the PAPER WORK for transfer of the funds in your name.
2. Details particulars of your contact address.
3. Direct Telephone For our personal contact.

I shall be compensating you with 25% of the total sum on final conclusion of this project for your assistance, as I have also thought of doling out 5% to charity organization from your locality based on your recommendation another 5% for the services of the lawyer while the balance 65% shall be for me for investment purposes in your country as I cannot bring back this cash to my country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, pleaseÂ canÂ contact me immediately/directly : 00225-6901-4629

Thanks and best regards,
Simon Williams

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