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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: w_family1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:02:11 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?MATTER=20OF=20URGENCY=21=21=21?=

MATTER OF URGENCY!!!
FROM WILLIAMS FAMILY
ABIDJAN.IVORY COAST

DEAREST ONE.
PLEASE MY NAME IS MARTIN WILLIAMS SON OF LATE DR AND MRS ALFRED WILLIAMS,MY
FAHTER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN. THE ECONOMIC
CAPITAL OF IVORY COAST BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL.

WHEN MY MOTHER DIED, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS.BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY
CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$1.800.000
(ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS)IN ABIDJAN. HE
ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED
BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE.

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO SAFELY
2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM 21 YEARS AND MY SISTER
SHARA 17 YEARS
3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY
HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED, TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION.

MOREOVER, WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL FUND AS COMPENSATION
FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT.

FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE
THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.

ANTICIPATING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. DO HURRY TO ASSIST US NOW THAT THIS
COUNTRY IS IN POLITICAL CHOAS ,WE URGENTLY NEEDS YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

KINDLY CALL US IMMEDIATELY YOU RECIEVE THIS MAIL: ++22508120833

THANKS AND GOD BLESS
MARTIN AND SHARA WILLIAMS.



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