419 scam: "Dr. William Edward" <"www."@oasis.ocn.ne.jp> ATTN Please !!

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "william.edward11@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- +22962997772 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. William Edward" <"www."@oasis.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Dr. William Edward" <william.edward11@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:37:47 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTN Please !!

LOCATION. RUE BPH241
KINGSTON AVENUE COTONOU BENIN.

ATTN Please !!
This is the 3rd time i am sending you this notification letter regarding to your abandoned ATM Master Card and i have not received any
positive respond from you or making a suggestion on how you wish to receive your ATM Card. Once again;
I am Mr, William Edward, the new Director Head Office,from TNT Delivery Company in benin republic, and during my official research I

discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued sum of $9.3Million usd, belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

Now that your ATM Master card is still available and ready for your receiving, therefore you can come down here to Our TNT Office to pick

up your Card direct from my office or alternatively it can be arranged ship to your address through TNT, service company but you will take

care of the delivery charge, hope it is cleared and accepted by you? Your direct telephone number and home address will be needed and more

details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as I receive your swift positive response.
Thanks for your co-operation i wait for your kind positive respond.and do n contact me here as soon as possible,

Email Address:(william.edward11@outlook.com)
Text Tell: +229-6299-7772

Yours faithfully
in service,
Dr,William Edward

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