419 scam: Mr William James <www.@cello.ocn.ne.jp> ATTENTION DEAR

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr William James <www.@cello.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: westernunio610@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 07:54:26 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR

ATTENTION DEAR

I am sending you this mail today and I am asking you this question once again,
could you remember to know that your funds is still
available for your pick up here? and you aware that today
is Friday been 8th March 2016?

I AM ASKING YOU THE QUESTION BECAUSE I AM VERY MUCH SURPRISED AND WONDERING WHY
YOU JUST DECIDED TO ABANDON YOUR FUND PAYMENT TRANSFER
WHICH I HAVE ARRANGED FOR YOU HERE, I HAVE BE GIVING YOU AN ADVISE TO TRY AND
SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SEND $100.00 ONLY SO THAT I WILL
PERSONAL HELP YOU WITH THE REST OF THE FEE AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
PAYMENT WILL BE RELEASE FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PICK UP, I AM DOING
ALL THOSE THINGS JUST BECAUSE I REAL WANT YOU TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND AND FIX YOUR
LIFE,

ALL I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS TIME IS TRY YOUR POSSIBLEBEST TO SEE AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU WILL COME UP WITH $100.00 NOW
BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME LEFT TO DELAY MEANWHILE, I WILL KEEP MY PROMISED WORD
AS I SAID THAT I WILL HELP YOU WITH THE REST OF THE FEE
ONCE YOU HAVE SEND THE $100.00, ONLY, THEREFORE I MUST ADVISE YOU TO TRY YOUR
BEST AND SEND THE MONEY AND GET BACK TO ME WITH THE MTCN.
I want to hear from you right now unless you wish your fund to be suspend, once
again, can you be able to go ahead and send $100.00 only
so that we can proceed with your transaction immediately? or do you wish your
fund to be suspended? make your choice and choose one option
either if you can send the $100.00 only to receive your fund now or your fund
transaction will be suspended.

Here is details information where you can send the $100.00 only
through western union or money gram.

Receiver name..... FRANK NZEH

Country........Benin Republic

City........Porto-Novo,

Text question;..... RED

Answer;.... WHITE

Amount;.... $100.00
MTCN;.....
Your sender name;.....

FINAL, ARE YOU GOING TO SEND THE REQUIRED $100.00 SO THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
AVAILABLE MTCN AND PICK UP YOUR MONEY IMMEDIATELY? I WANT
TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW ELSE THE TRANSFER WILL BE SUSPENDED AND CANCEL.I WAIT TO
HEAR FROM YOU NOW.

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