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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: jerry williams <jbwilliamswilliams@zwallet.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 15:49:26 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend







FROM WILLIAMS JERRY AND HIS MOTHER STELLA

WILLIAMS: PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME ON THIS EMAIL ADREE





FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email (williamsjerryb@jumpy.it)





DEAR.





MY NAME IS JERRY WILLIAMS . NATIONALITY SIERRA LEONE I AM 23 YEARS OLD,A STUDENT. I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK HE DIED DRURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT MY MOTHER IS AGED SHE I

S 62 YEARS NOW AN OLD WOMAN. WE ARE LEAVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE SINCE PAST SIX MONTH. IT IS MY DESIRE TO WRITE FROM MY HEART HOPING THAT YOU WILL NOT BETRAY US. MY FATHER DIVERTED SOME HUGE SOME OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A BANK IN THIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS ALIFE IN FACT IN A BRIFE I INTRODUTION.



ALL THE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU. THIS MONEY TOTALING US$25,000,000.00 ( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR ) NOW WE ARE SEEKING FOR A TRUSTED PERSON WHO WILL RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO HIS/HER ACCOUNT FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT OWEVER, WHAT WE NEEDED FROM YOU IS YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US TRANSFERRING THE SAID SUM TO YOUR ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE INEXPERENCED IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT A DOCUMENT CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT MAY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR YOUR VERIFICATION.



WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE THE FUND OUT OF AFRICA TO ABROAD. I AND MY MOTHER HAVE DECIEDED TO GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE THE WORLD IS FULL OF BAD PEOPLE PLEASE CAN YOU PROVE YOUR GUNUITY TO US FOR US TO HAVE YOU AS A PARTNER SORRY I AM NOT SAYING YOU ARE BAD PERSON BUT CONSIDER THAT THIS IS MONEY AND HOW THE MONEY WAS GOTTEN. IT IS INHERITACE AND LAST HOPE. SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND WE PROCEED ON THE NEXT STEP OF ACTION AFRICA IS NO LONGER CONDUSIVE FOR US TO STAY.



WE LOOK FORWARD FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY OUR BEST REGARDS.

JERRY WILLIAMS AND MOTHER




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