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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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Fraud email example:

From: major_frank@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:30:04 +0100
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT

From: Major Frank Williams
Private email: major_frank2004@yahoo.com

I NEED YOUR HELP

Dear Friend,

I am Major Frank Williams, a senior security officer under Charles Taylor,former
Liberian President. Having got great affection and absolute appreciation
for your human and personality, I wish to contact you for absolute help
to safeguard and bank this sum of $22M(Twenty-two Million Dollars) into
your account for me, preferably we can split the sum into three bank accounts
if your account will not accommodate all the sum. Presently this money is
in the SECURITY COMPANY IN HOLLAND
.

I am a senior security officer in charge of arms and ammunition of Charles
Taylor troops. I and two officers were assigned to purchase arms and ammunition
in France, on getting to Ghana, we heard a news that U.S.A. government had
giving an ultimatum for our president Charles Taylor to leave the country
to Nigeria for a political asylum with immediate effect.

Perhaps, we saw this as a golden opportunities to divert the funds $66M
for our personal usage, then the funds were shared among us $22M each.

The arrangement of sharing this money with my groups is as a result of helping
ourselves and family since our president has been sent out by U.S government
on political asylum in Nigeria. The future of my family depends on this
fund and as such I will be very grateful if you can assistme to bank this
fund.

Note: I don't want the leadership of President Charles Taylor to have idea
of where I am and the fund. When this fund is cleared and banked in your
nominated account, my confident will meet with you to establish an investment
with your assistance on my family behalf, until I am out of my travail.

For your reward and expected services, 30% will be for you, while 70% will
be for my family investment.

For now, you can contact me through this private and confidential emailaddress:
major_frank2004@yahoo.com

May happy days & a fair future awaits you as you deserve.

Thanks

Major Frank Williams.


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