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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: "isawilli isawilli" <isawilli_1@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:46:35 +0000
Subject: ALL WITH TRUST

Isa & Co. Chambers
Solicitors & Advocates.
06 BP 1409 dpakpa godomey,
Cotonou - Benin Republic.
contact-me through this email
isawilli2000@myway.com

Dear Sir/Madam,
I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this mail,if the contents does
not meet with your personal and business ethics,I appologise in advance.I am
Barrister Isa Williams, the Personal Attorney to late Mr Jeffrey Stefan,who
was a contractor with emelite gold mining company here
in Benin. And on the 3rd of Oct 2002, my client,and his family were perished
in a ghastly car accident along Midombo Togo express way.But my client made
a fixed dopsit valued at (USD$5.9M) , and upon the maturity this bank
started contacting him but no response. Conseqently,the bank issued me a
notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confiscated after four years,as the law of this land says. Since then have
made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.Since i have been unsuccesfull
in locating the relatives for over two years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are from the same
country and also bears the same last name,so that the proceeds of this
account valued at $5.9 can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money.I know that you might be wonder why i have
decided to trust you with this huge sum, but the truth is that i need you to
get this money out and considering the fact that your a foreigner which
makes it a lot easier and straight forward.I have all necessary legal
documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
both through email and phone to enable us discuss further
isawilli2000@myway.com Please contact me for more information via email with
the below
informations filled out.

NAME..................................

MAILING ADDRESS.......................

AGE:..................................

STATUS:...............................

STATE/COUNTRY.........................

TEL/FAX NUMBERS.......................

COMPANY NAME..........................

OCCUPATION...............................

Best Regards,
Bar Isa Williams
isawilli2000@myway.com


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