419 scam: "Mr. Jim Smith" <mr.jimsmith212@gmail.com> Private From Mr. Jim Smith

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348032811943 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- fbi.kelvinwilliams000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jim Smith" <mr.jimsmith212@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fbi.kelvinwilliams000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:53:02 +0100
Subject: Private From Mr. Jim Smith

Hello ,

My name is Mr. Jim Smith, I am a US citizen, I was born 1950, I reside
here in Denton, Texas United States. My residential address is as
follows. 3905 Waterford Way, Denton, TX , United States, am thinking
of relocating back Washington DC since I am now Rich and comfortable
with my family. I am one of those that took part in the Compensation of funds in
Africa especially Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me my
funds.

I had paid over US$74,000 for the past years while in the USA, trying
to get my payment all to no avail. And they always stopped my funds
with one reason or the order after making payments and they asked for
more payments.

So I decided to travel with my Son to Washington DC with all my
compensation documents, And I was directed by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation FBI Director to contact Mr. Kelvin Williams, who is a
representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) in
Nigeria and a member of the COMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, currently
handling all compensation payments.
So I contacted him as I was directed and he explained everything to
me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.

He invited my Son and I to Nigeria and he took me to the paying bank
for the claim of my Compensation payment $2.5M which was paid to me
successfully. Right now I am the most happiest person on earth because
I have finally received my compensation funds of ( US$2.5Million )
after all these years .

Moreover, Mr. Kelvin Williams, showed me the full list of the names
and information of those that are yet to receive their compensation
funds and I saw your name and email as one of the scam victims and one
of the US$2.5Million beneficiaries, And that you have also paid alot
of money in the past to scammers yet you have not receive your funds.

So I decided to email you now to know if you have received yours,
and to advise you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with
your funds, they are only making money out of you.

I will advise you to contact the FBI Representative Mr. Kelvin
Williams. You have to contact him my email or phone with your
information as below to know if he can help you too to receive your
$2.5Million the way he did help others.

COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name : Mr.Kelvin Williams
Email: fbi.kelvinwilliams000@gmail.com
Office/Line:+234-803-2811943

You really have to stop dealing with those people that are contacting
you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway
with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you
up until you have nothing left.

The FBI Representative Mr. Kelvin Williams asked me to provide the
Ownership Paper Works of my $2.5M and immediately i provided this
Ownership Paper Works to him my funds was transferred to my Bank of
America account here in United States.

Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact
Mr. Kelvin Williams so that he can help you to deliver your fund
instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around
asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.

Thank You and Be Blessed.

Mr. Jim Smith
3905 Waterford Way,
Denton, TX U.S.A

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