419 scam: "Mrs. Margaret smith" <ahmedbelo26@yahoo.com.au> Hope all is well with you and family?

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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)
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.
- alfredwillmann05@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Margaret smith" <ahmedbelo26@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: alfredwillmann05@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:45:36 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Hope all is well with you and family?

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. ALFRED WILLMANN
Nationwide House
Madingley Road,
Cambridge CB3 0BJ, London,United Kingdom

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX02014.WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT &COMPENSATION

Congratulations:

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family? You may not
understand why this

mail came to you. We have been having a meeting for the past 7 months
which just ended few

days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world; this

includes foreign contractors that may have not received their contract
sum, and people that

have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed
due to Government

problems mostly in the third world Countries etc. The UNITED NATIONS in
Affiliation with

WORLD BANK have agreed to compensate them with the sum of USD$3.2 million
Dollars each.

We found your name in the list of those who are to benefit from these
exercise that is why

we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.
You are advised to

contact Dr. Alfred Willmann of our paying center London, as he is our
representative,

contact him immediately for your payment inform the following ATM Card,
Cash delivery and

Bank transfer.

Contact Dr. Alfred Willmann with your payment code:ST/DPI/829 immediately.
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE: Dr. Alfred Willmann
E-MAIL:alfredwillmann05@gmail.com

Regards,you are required to contact the above person and furnish him with
the following and

reconfirm the following information to avoid any mistakes:-
RECONFIRM THIS INFORMATION:
1. Your Full name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Telephone Number:
4. Occupation:

I apologize for any delay you might have encountered in receiving your
fund in the past.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hoping to hear from you soon.

Congratulations.
Regards,
Mrs. Margaret smith

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