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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: markwilliams2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:22:10 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3AMARK=20WILLIAMS=2E?=

FROM:MARK WILLIAMS.
ASSYLUM CAMP ABIDJAN.
COTE D'VOIER WEST AFRICA.

THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL.

MY DEAR.

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU WITH MUCH CONSIDERATION,
l AM MARK WILLIAMS, THE ONLY SON OF LATE MR WILFRAD WILLIAMS MY
FATHER OWNS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES IN SIERRA-LEONE
MY COUNTRY. MY FATHER IS ALSO A CHIEF FARMER IN
SIERRA-LEONE, HE IS THE HIGHEST PRODUCER OF COCOA MACHANT
AND COFFEE, BECAUSE OF THIS PROPERTIES MY LATE FATHER
FAMILY HAVE PUT EYE BROW ON HIM, INCLUDING SOME PEOPLE IN
THE COUNTRY SO MY LATE FATHER DECEIDED TO HAVE A FOREIGN
BUSINESS PARTNER WHO CAN ASSIST HIM TO INVEST IN ANY
LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN HIS COUNTRY ABROAD.

MY LATE FATHER HAVE COCOA AND COFFEE COMPANY AND GOLD
COMPANY AND HE IS A CHIEF, BECAUSE OF RAPID EYE BROW ON
HIM, AND HE WANTED TO INVEST HIS MONEY IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
BECAUSE OF ME AND MY SISTER. IT WAS LIKE MY FATHER KNEW
HE WAS GOING TO DIE, MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PREFECT
PEACE.HE DISCLOSED TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF
($15,000,000,00)FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN A
BANK TO A NEAR BY COUNTRY COTE D'VOIRE. THAT THE MONEY
WAS MADE FROM HIS GOLD COMPANY, FARMS, AND THE COCOA AND
COFFEE COMPANYS.

MY LATE FATHER HAD A MOTOR ACCIDENT WITH MY MOTHER BUT MY
MOTHER DIED AFTER TWO MONTH LATER. WHY MY FATHER DIED AFTER
FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN MY COUNTRY. MY MOTHER
DISCIDED TO HAND OVER TO ME SOME DOCUMENTS OF
PROVES OF THE DEPOSITED MONEY IN THE BANK. AND ADVISED ME
TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY FOREIGN BUSINESS
PARTNER FOR OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY I
DISCIDED TO CONTACT YOU. NOW I AM IN ABIDJAN AND HAVE
SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE BANK HERE IN ABIDJAN. AND I HAVE
DISCUESSED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE BANK AND HE SAID THAT I
HAVE TO RE-ACTIVATE THE ACCOUNT BEFORE THE
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED. AND HE ALSO INFORM ME THAT MY
LATE FATHER HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THE MONEY MUST
BE TRANSFERED FOR INVESTMENT IN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT BEFORE
WITHDRAWAL. AND ALSO WE HAVE TO COME WITH A
FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER.

NOW I AM SOLICITTING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO FOLLOW UP THIS
TRANSFER SO THAT AFTER THIS MONEY IS BEEN TRANSFER INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT WE SHALL BE COMING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO
COUNTINUE OUR EDUCATION WHILE YOU HELP US TAKE CARE OF
THE INVESTMENT UNTILL WE GRADUATE FROM SCHOOL. PLEASE IF
YOU WILL HELP US, AS WE ARE ORPHANS THEN KINDLY GIVE US
YOUR FULL INTEREST AND PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING DETAILS SO
THAT WE SHALL GO AND SUBMITE YOUR NAME TO THE BANK
AS OUR LATE FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER.

1) YOUR REAL NAME AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS.
2) YOUR PHONE AND FAX UNMBER.

MAENWHILE BY RECIEVEING THESE DETAILS FROM YOU I WILL GO TO
THE BANK AND SUBMITE IT TO THE BANK AND INTRODUCE YOU TO
THE BANK AS MY LATE FATHER'S BUSINESS PARTNER. SO THAT YOU
WILL CONTACT THE BANK AN INTRUCT THEM TO TRANSFER THE MONEY
INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, SO THAT WE CAN INVEST THE MONEY IN
ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS THE
ONLY HOPE WE HAVE IN LIFE AND THE ONLY LEGACY LEFT TO US BY
OUR LATE PARENTS, WE PROMISED TO GIVE YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL
SUM FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE DURING
THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSFER.

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SO THAT WE CAN
DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION, THANKS FOR YOUR
KIND ASSISTANCE

YOURS SINCERELY

MARK WILLIAMS.

N/B: AND PLEASE TRY AND NEGOCIATE FOR US SOME PROFITABLE
BLUE CHIP INVESMENTS OPPORTUNITIES WHICH IS RISK FREE WHICH
WE CAN INVEST WITH THIS MONEY WHEN IT IS TRANSFERRED TO
YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL BE OUR GUARDIAN.
WE ARE INTERSTED IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND HOTEL BUSINESS
JUST AS OUR LATE FATHER MADE MENTION BEFORE HIS DEATH.
PLAESE ADVISE US. AND PROMISE US TO BE OUR PARENTS
CONSIDERING OUR SITUATION AND NOT TO BETRAY ME AND MY
YOUNGER SISTER




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