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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 Williams Young" <williamsyoung757@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamsyoung374@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 09:19:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: VERY VERY URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED FROM YOU SOON TODAY




Attn: Sir

How are you today, Please i am very sorry to approach you in this manner.

Can you help me receive $7.8m and invest it in your country? If yes, You
are entitled of 30% of the
total sum for your assistance.

Contact Me for more details and send me your full information such as: 1.
Full Name: 2. Full House Address: 3. Occupation: 4. Cell Number: 5. Age:
6. Marital Status:

I await your urgent response here. Email: williamsyoung374@yahoo.com

Yours Faithfully.
Mr Williams Young
Please Call Me
Tel: 447045794157
London Uk

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