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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: john_williams1975@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:09:23 +0200
Subject: URGENT FROM JOHN WILLIAMS

Dear ,

Permit me to inform you that after reading your add in the net. I became
interested in disclosing everything about myself to you.I am Single interested
in long term relationship.I am the Son of late Dr E.Williams ,the former
chief accountant of the Gold and Diamond minning corporation of Sierra Leone,
who was assassinated by the RUF rebels on the 16 of April 2004.

Unfortunately my mother died for hypertension three week later here in Abidjan
and before then my mother has already advised me and my younger sister to
look for a foreign partner who will assist us by fronting as the foreign
partner to our father on whose behalf he deposited one box containing the
sum of $10,000,000.00.This money which is concealed in a one trunk box was
deposited with a security company herein Abidjan under a special arrangements
as deposited on behalf of a foreign partner containing African Arts for
export.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the deposit, I need your assistance
to help us move this funds out for investment in your country.we ask you
to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that we can invest wisely,
apart from the relationship. We have in mind to give you 6% of the total
, and 2% for any expenses which you may incure in course of this transaction.

By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how we can
move the fund quick to your account in your country for future investment.

Waiting for your quick response .

Yours sincerely

John Williams
Tel +22507399500

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