419 scam: "Mr. Tayo Williams"<tayowilliams@bezeqint.net> YOU HAVE ONE (1) UNREAD MESSAGE 28/05/2014

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- info.tayowilliams@pisem.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tayo Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.tayowilliams@pisem.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 17:29:48 -0700
Subject: YOU HAVE ONE (1) UNREAD MESSAGE 28/05/2014

DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. MICHELLE JACKSON FOR THE CHANGE OF ACCOUNT TO YOUR PAYMENT FILE?

I am Tayo Williams, Director: Key Tested Telex Wire Transfer Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).Tinubu-Squre – Lagos Nigeria. Yesterday we receive a some information from a lady called Mrs. Michelle Jackson claiming to be your representative with some assigned official documents signed by you as your next of Kin to receive your fund and this has been some controversy . She informed our desk office that you dead that was why she came to claim your fund $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars) as their was a BIA-agreement document which she has presented to us which you have assigned her to collect your funds on your behave. Below is the bank account information which she has provided for us to transfer your funds of $20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million Dollars) into without no further delay and she has stated to take care of the transfer charges as both of you agreed.

The purpose of the committee among others is to investigate/verify and settle all outstanding debts owned to foreign contractors/beneficiaries whose payment is overdue. We want to know if you sign any “Deed of Assignment” in favor of Mrs. Michelle Jackson, thereby making her your current beneficiary to your unpaid funds get back to us. We are sorry for any inconveniences or delay that we must have caused you in transferring your funds to you,kindly contact me immediately for more details because we have issues right now as Mrs. Michelle Jackson has been mounting pressure on us for this funds to be release to her.

You welcome to Central Bank of Nigeria and we hope to serve you better

Best Regard.

Mr. Tayo Williams

Director: Key Tested Telex Wire Transfer Department,

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Tinubu Sqaure – Lagos Nigeria.

E-mail: info.tayowilliams@pisem.net

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