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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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Fraud email example:

From: susan_will1@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:10:50 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS SUSAN WILLIAMS

MRS SUSAN WILLIAMS
TELEPHONE : +22507062686
ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVORIE
WEST AFRICAN

ATTN:

DEAR SIR,

MY NAME IS MRS SUSAN WILLIAMS A NATIONALITY OF SIERRA LEONE, A WIDOW. MY
HUSBAND DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT BEFORE
HE DIED. I WAS NOW LEFT WITH MY ONLY SON. WE ARE PRESENTLY IN ABIDJAN COTE
D'IVOIRE. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT
BETRAY US.

MY LATE HUSBAND DIVERTED SOME HUGE OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A BANK
IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE WHEN HE WAS STILL IN THE OFFICE IN FAVOUR OF HIS
FORIEGN PARTNER, IN FACT IN A BRIFE INTRODUTION. ALL THE INFORMATION WILL
BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$14,000,000.00(FOURTEEN
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR) NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO
WILL HELP US AND STAND AS MY LATE HUSBAND FOREIGN PARTNER TO RECEIVE THIS
MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT.

WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING
THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE DETAILS
OF THIS MESSAGE. YOU CAN ALSO CALL ON THE TELEPHONE NUMBER +22507062686.
OR SEND EMAIL.

SINCERELY YOURS,
SUSAN WILLIAMS.


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