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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: Miss Sandra Williams <sandrajnr7@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <misssaradrawilliams@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:29:33 +0200
Subject: FROM SANDRA WILLIAMS




GREETINGS,
I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER WITH DUE RESPECT AND HEART FULL OF TEARS I NEED YOUR HELP.I KNOW THIS MAIL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE? SINCE WE HAVE NOT SEEN OR KNOW EACH OTHER BEFORE.I CAME ACROSS YOUr EMAIL CONTACT AND HAVE DECIDED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AFTER PRAYING,TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ME SOLF MY PROBLEM.

I’M SANDRA WILLIAMS, THE ONLY DAUGHTER OF LATE MR AND MRS GEORGE WILLIAMS BARAH, MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH AND WEALTHY GOLD TRADER IN MONROVIA THE CAPITAL OF LIBERIA IN WEST AFRICA.I WAS LIVING WITH MY FATHER BUT IN THE YEAR 2005 ON 7TH OF JUNE I LOST MY FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL BY 9.35AM OF THAT FATEFUL DAY,BUT I MOST TELL YOU THE COMMENT OF THE DOCTOR,WHO TOLD ME THAT HE { MY FATHER } WAS POISONED. BUT I KNOW THAT IT MUST BE MY UNCLE THAT POISONED MY FATHER BECAUSE OF HIS WEALTH,I SAY THIS BEAUSE AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HE TURNED AGAINST ME BECAUSE MY FATHER HAS ALOT OF MONEY,AND BECAUSE OF THAT, MY WICKED UNCLE WANTS TO COLLECT ALL OF MY FATHER's BELONGINGS AFTER HIS DEATH. WHILE MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.I MANAGED TO RAN OUT OF OUR COUNTRY TO COTE D'IVOIRE WERE MY FATHER DEPOSITED (USD $6 MILLION U.S DOLLARS) IN ONE OF THE BANKS THERE.HE MADE THIS MONEY FROM THE SALES OF GOLD, HE ALSO TOLD ME IN THE HOSPITAL THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS MONEY HE WAS POISONED. HE INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER WHO WILL HELP ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE AND INVEST IT FOR ME, HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE THIS WICKED UNCLE OF MY WILL KILL ME AS HE KILL MY FATHER,HE IS AFTER MY LIFE AND HE WANT TO KILL ME AND COLLECT THIS MONEY FROM ME, THAT IS WHY I'M NOW HIDING MY SELF HERE IN REPUBLIC OF COTE DIVOIRE.PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP. I HOPE YOU WILL NOT BETRAY THE TRUST I HAVE ON YOU BECAUSE THIS MONEY IS MY ONLY HOPE IN THIS LIFE, AND MOREOVER YOU WILL ALSO HELP ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WERE I WILL SETTLE DOWN FOR MY LIFE AND INVEST THIS MONEY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION.

AM WAITING FOR YOUR POSITIVE RESPOND.

YOURS FAITHFULLY SANDRA WILLIAMS.
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