419 scam: "Mr. G. William" <kamikawa@sun-inet.or.jp> Re: Project 2019

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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 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- willbillingtonuk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. G. William" <kamikawa@sun-inet.or.jp>
Reply-To: caravan@vsnl.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:06:36 +0300
Subject: Re: Project 2019

Good Day,

I am sorry if I am intruding into your privacy by contacting you through this means. I actually got your email from your country's web email-directory. I have been directed by the spirit of humanity to you hoping you will be fair enough to respond to this task that I will be putting forward to you. As you rightly know, our today's world is governed by greed, wickedness, hostility and hatred. People no longer feel safe dealing with close friends, relatives, neighbors and loved ones as trust are often betrayed by people you least expected.

I am Mr. William G. Billington, a British National from the United Kingdom. I am presently undergoing medical treatment for Lung cancer and the doctors confirmed I have few months left to live. I was married without a child and my wife died after a brief illness in 2009. I need you to help me do this in good faith, as I will entrust you with this project. My reason for contacting you is to combine our ideas to touch the lives of the less-privilege in the world. Somehow, since the doctors have confirmed I will not live long anymore. I have decided to donate my funds to the poor. I have a Deposit sum of Fifty Million United States Dollars ($50,000,000.00) with my Bank in the United Kingdom. You will get 20% of the fund if interested in this project. I will want to help the less privilege with your help by building an orphanage homes in my name for the less privilege babes and making donations to several charities around the world. I now feel safer dealing with strangers than people I know due to constant betrayals I have received from loved ones and family members.

To begin this process, kindly send me your Full names, Full address, date of birth, phone, Occupation and also any form of ID. As soon as I have them, I shall forward same to my attorney in the United Kingdom. With this information's my Attorney will begin the legal documentation process that will give you the legal right to the said fund. This document as well as the Certificate of Fund Deposit issued by the bank will be release to you. This will give you the legal backing to receive the funds. This is very legal hence we are going to put all legalities in place.

If you are interested, please reply with the requested details to enable us starts this project. Please know my cause is legal and not fraudulent. I have never been part of anything illegal in my life and I will not so in my short time left on earth. Please reply through my email address: willbillingtonuk@gmail.com.

Thanks and God bless you.

Regards,
Mr. William Billington
United Kingdom
Reply Email: willbillingtonuk@gmail.com

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