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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:

Fraud email example:

From: kanga williams <wkanga22@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:55:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Williams you don't have anything to loose trust me


Dear VICTIMNAME,

thank you so much for your mail and for your willingness to help me,
My Dear I want you to trust me for this transaction I have all it test to prove this to you and I have all the documents which my late father gave to me befor he died believed me you don't have anything to loose please Ok.

now what I want you to do is to send your private phone and your fax number and also your bank informations so that I will quickly go to the bank and sumith it for the transfer of the money. and try to send us your picture and by our nest mail we will send you our own picture for you to see the people you want to help Ok.
this is our number +22507953950 you can Call us for more informations or any quetions you want to ask. we are waiting to hear from you.
thanks once again for your help and God Bless you.
Williams and Sister






I apologize for the late reply.
Last year I received an email about an inheritance in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though I paid almost £2500 ($5000) in fees to Barrister Eze, I have not yet received the money.
I don't want to get burnt again.
Can I really trust you?
VICTIMNAME
Harrow, London


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