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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: <dannkanga4@eposta.cz>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 13:25:53 -0000
Subject: I solicit for your confidence

Good evening Sir,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not
know me personally, but for purpose of introduction, I am MR. JOHN
WILLIAMS ALIAS, 18 years old and the only son of MR. PETER ALIAS a
farmer by profession, who died two years ago in Auto crash here in
London. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to deposit the
sum of eighteen Million United States Dollars (US$18 Million), with a
security and finance company here in London, As if he foresaw his
death. This amount was made for the purchase of new machines and
chemicals for the farms and establishment of a new farm in Scotland
before his death. I have been trying to collect the money from (the
security finance Company) but the MD/CEO told me to go and look for
my father's friend or family relation that is honest and old enough
to help me collect the money.

I could have tell my mother to assist me to collect the (US$18
Million) for me but my mother and father has divorced before my
father died and my father told me not to have anything to do with my
mother I don't even want her to know because what my father told me
before he died was true, now that I stay with my mother she don't
even have time for me all she do is to take hard drugs and to bring
men to the house and she also hit me all the time. I don't want to
have anything to do with her again, I just want some body that is old
enough and honest to help me collect this money (US$18 Million) from
the (security finance company) as I am too young to take care of sure
amount. As the only child of my

father. I am afraid of investing this amount of money by my self due
to my age and it might jeopardize my academic carrier, so I seek your
help as a foreigner to help me invest this money in your country in
Hotel and Estate Management based on your advice or from experts in
your country. I must let you know that this transaction is risk-free
and the nature of your business does not necessarily matter.
Therefore, if you accept to assist me, I am willing to offer 20% of
the total sum for your assistance, while 80% will be use to invest in
areas of Hotel and Estate Management for me which you will be the
chairman and director for now until I am old enough (finish my
education) to handle the business.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please, send me your name and
address, telephone and fax numbers and also your international
passport or drivers license I will give you the contact information
of the security finance company so that you can contact them, and
also the information of my lawyer who will sign a binding agreement
between both of us. The security finance company promise to release
the money to anybody that I could found to assist me invest this huge
amount of money on my behalf.

And note that I have all deposited documents; I am indeed the
beneficiary to my late father Mr. PETER ALIAS.
Hoping to hear from you through my private email address:
johnwilliamsalias@yahoo.co.uk

God bless you,
MR. JOHN WILLIAMS ALIAS,




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