419 scam: "Mr.William Hills" <norri115@chapman.edu> Fund Inheritance

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "with absolute secrecy" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +44792423257

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: williamshils122@superposta.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:09:34 +0100
Subject: Fund Inheritance

From: Mr.William Hills Mobile: +44792423257 REF: Fund Inheritance Hello, I =
apologize if the contents here under are contrary to your moral ethics, but=
please treat it with absolute secrecy and personal courtesy. I am Mr.Willi=
am Hills an Auditor in a commercial Bank, in the process of auditing our ba=
nk Accounts this quarter, I and one of my colleagues recently discovered th=
at there is a dormant account valued at the sum? GBP:6,000,000.00 (Six Mill=
ion British Pound Sterling) and after due verification of this account we D=
iscovered that the account owner is late and that is why the account has Be=
en dormant and as such a GBP:6,000,000.00 British pounds has been lying in =
the bank Unclaimed. The idea of presenting a foreigner to act as his next o=
f kin came into our Mind, as you know the said deceased is a foreigner as w=
ell. Hence, that is how and why we have contacted you to present you as his=
next of kin, so That the GBP:6,000,000.00 will be paid to you and we can b=
oth disburse the Fund according to the percentage we will agree upon. In vi=
ew of this, I am seeking for your co-operation and understanding to stand a=
s the next of kin to our deceased customer, to enable us claim the Fund fro=
m my bank. Hence, if this proposal is "OK" by you and you do not wish to ta=
ke undue advantage of my trust, then I hope to bestow on you. Please kindly=
get back to me immediately. On getting your response, we shall agree on th=
e percentage ration on which We shall disburse the GBP:6,000,000.00 between=
us, as we intend to invest Part of our own share in real estate or any luc=
rative business in your Country, and we would appreciate if you can put us =
in the right part where We can invest our own share in your country. I will=
not contact any person or company until I hear from you, so as to enable m=
e decides on what to do next. Be rest assured that this business is 100% ri=
sk free. We wait for your prompt response. Best Regards; Mr.William Hills M=
obile: +44792423257 NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE NOT =
RELATED TO MY LATE CLIENT OR NOT; THE FUND WILL STILL BE PAID TO YOU, SINCE=
I AM PRESENTING YOU AS HIS NEXT OF KIN=20

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