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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: "Mr Alex J Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsalex145@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 02:27:12 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE URGENT REPLY

WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.
London , England United Kingdom
FROM: Mr Alex J Williams
CONFIDENTIAL COURIER PAYMENT
YOU CAN ALSO REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL:williamsalex145@yahoo.com.ph



I am Mr Alex J Williams newly inaugurated of World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau I decided to contact you because of the prevailing security report reaching my office and the intense nature of polity in London, This has now resulted in bringing the USA and British Government into the case and we really want you to explain to us what you know about this transfer/payment.



This body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment,
Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards beneficiaries NNPC contracts all over the world that are not be paid to and scammers Victims compensations, All participants/beneficiaries were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies Your email address and name emerged as a beneficiary of this humanitarian gesture in the exercise hence this notification .USA and British Government as giving instructions to release your $7.3m into your account immediately without any delay. Your are advise to confirmation your banking information so that $7.3m will paid into your account.

However, we received a petition today from one Mrs. Christina Morgan that you are dead. According to her, you died in a plane crash as such your fund should be paid to her as the apparent heir. She has also submitted her Bank account with Bank of America for the transfer of the fund to her. To avoid undue delay or paying the fund to wrong individual/beneficiary, our offices as decided to contact you for confirmation. If I fail to hear from you after 72 hours, it will be assumed that the petition of Mrs. Morgan is true and the fund will be paid to her without further delay.

Your Full Name _________________

Your Complete Address: _____________________________

Your Private Email Address_________________________

Name of your Company: ____________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year): ____________________

Direct Telephone Number:_____________________

mobile ____________________________

Number: _______________________________________

Fax Number: ____________________________________

Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself. and how you want your fund paid to you immediately and get back to us now.



Thanks.
Yours Truly,


Mr Alex J Williams
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau

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