419 scam: "Donald.w. James" <donaldwjames1945@hotmail.com> ATTN:LET US WORK TOGETHER WITH ONE MIND

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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:
- "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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald.w. James" <donaldwjames1945@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donaldwjames1945@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 00:24:48 +0000
Subject: ATTN:LET US WORK TOGETHER WITH ONE MIND

From:The Chief Accountant,
Gulf Bank
International,
London Fort, AL, 36527
Road.

Dear ,
My
name is Donald.w.James, I am the Chief accountant of the Gulf Bank
International London.I am a British citizen married with two kids.

I
am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
£7,800,000.00 (Seven Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds).
This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the accountant
made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted an
approved end of the last year report for the year 2008 to my Head Office
here in Hammer smith and they will never know of this Excess. I have
since then, placed this amount of £7,800,000.00 (Seven Million, Eight
Hundred Thousand British Pounds) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly
connected to this money that's why I am impelled to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to
part with 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.I don't need
to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this.It is
going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account
anywhere you feel safer.

All I need from you is to stand as the
original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will
appreciate your timely response to my personal.

Best regards,
Donald.w.James

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