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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: Jonny Williams <audreybrigtte2001@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: jonnywilliamsci@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:06:54 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Dearest one,

Dearest one,
May the blessing of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help, My name Is Jonny Williams From Liberia, But I am now in Abidjan Sud Cte d'Ivoire. where my late Father was Working before he was assasinated by unknow persons My
late Father Mr David Williams deposited sum amount of $4.5millonusd in one of the prime banks here in Abidjan Sud Cte d'Ivoire. due to the war in my country and it is risk to invest such money over there that is why I am seeking your Assistance and advice to help me in investing this
money, Please if you are interested you can give me more details on how to contact you.

Best Regards
Jonny Williams , Telephone Please Call me +22507531361


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