419 scam: "Mr James Webber" <info@uniqueholidaytrip.com> Hello Good Day,

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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 state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrdonaldwilliams1969@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr James Webber" <info@uniqueholidaytrip.com>
Reply-To: mrdonaldwilliams1969@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:19:14 -0700
Subject: Hello Good Day,

Hello Good Day,

We are not sure if you received our previous message but we wish to use this medium to officially inform you that following the ongoing review of all unclaimed and delayed transaction payment funds by the United Nations/World Bank, your payment file was forwarded to our office for immediate payment of your long delayed funds starting with a first transfer of US$2,500,000.00 (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) only with reference No. NG/FM14FGN, to your bank account.

However, we are surprised to receive another application this morning from your representative, Mr Eric Freeman stating that you authorized him to transfer the funds to another bank account in America and that you were recently involved in an auto crash and died.

If you are still alife, could you please confirm immediately your relationship with Mr Eric Freeman? also confirm if the bank account in America as shown below is now your new bank account to receive your fund.

The account which she forward to us are as follow.

Bank of America
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Diane L. Mcallister
Account# 003767127294
Routing # 063100277
65 Jabotinsky St\#2.

Kindly get in touch with us today by email with your telephone number to confirm this information to avoid wrong transfer of your funds, so that we can proceed with the transfer of your first payment total sum of US$2,500,000.00 to your bank account as scheduled.

We advised you kindly direct your RESPONSE together with your receiving Bank Account details and contact number to Mr Donald Williams the Head of Financial Services Regulation Committee UK on his email address: mrdonaldwilliams1969@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,
Mr James Webber

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