419 scam: WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES <rajojo61@hotmail.com> Waiting for your response

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- williams.assoc@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES <rajojo61@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 03:08:47 -0400
Subject: Waiting for your response

WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES

Attorneys, Notaries & Conveyancers

493 Kwame Nkruma way, Accra Ghana

West Africa. Tel :(+233-781-44442)
Email: williams.assoc@lawyer.com

Dear Friend

I am Desmond Williams. I was the personal attorney to late Mr. Frank, a national
of your country who was an Oil Magnet, Realtors and also an avid community
volunteer and a world traveler. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 31st January, 2004, my client, his wife and two kids died in a
plane crash.

Since then I have made several enquirers to embassy around to locate any of his
extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. And I have sent letter to
the address of my client but never received a response. After these several
unsuccessful attempts. I decided to track his last name over the Internet to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you

I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these
huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$17.8M (Seventeen Million Eight Hundred Thousand United
states Dollars) whom have severally issued me a notice to provide the Next of
Kin or have the account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 10 years now
I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the deceased since you
share the same surname and he is a national of your country, so that the
proceeds of this account valued at (US$17.8M) can be paid to you and then you
and I can share the money. I wish to point out that after the claims, I would
want 20% of this money to be shared among charity organizations, while the
remaining 80% is shared equally between us. All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us in seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Contact me through email: williams.assoc@lawyer.com or
telephone no above ,if you are willing to partner with me on the claim.
Thanking you in anticipation for your urgent response.

Regards

Desmond Williams

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