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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: "da wi" <dw_will234@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:18:48 +0000
Subject: urgent

Dear friend,

My name is David Williams, I work in a bank here in the
United Kingdom.I am contacting you of a business
transaction, of a huge sum of money from A deceased
client of mine. Though I know that a transaction of
this magnitude Will make any one apprehensive and
worried, but I am assuring you that everything has
been taken care off,and all will be well at the end Of
the day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency
of this transaction.

FACT: I was the account officer of a foreigner named
Mohamed Baria who died in an air crash along with his
wife on The 31st October 1999 in an Egyptian airline
990 with Other passengers on board. You can confirm
this from The website below which was published by
CNN.WEBSITE.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to
Make claims for this monies as his heir, because they
all died in the same accident himself and his wife
(May Their soul rest in peace). We could not release
the funds from his account unless someone applied for
claim as The next-of-kin to the deceased .At that
period he had $14,210,045m (fourteen million two
hundred and ten thousand dollars) in his account.After
four to five years the money was called back to the
bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared
amongst the directors of the bank,which has already
been done by the directors early this year.

PROPOSITION; Due to the relationship between i and the
deceased(Mohamed Baria)he told me of a diamond business
which he had to do and left me incare of
the"CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT"which he used to lodge the
funds in a security company in europe which is to the
tune of $8.4m(eight million four hundred thousand
dollars).Note:that I decided to seek for whom his/her
name shall be used as the \next of kin/beneficiary to
claim the funds at the security company rather than
allow The funds to lay unclaimed. It may interest you
to know that i have secured from the probate an order
of mandamus to locate any of the deceased
beneficiaries again and no one was found. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of
our mutual business Endeavor by furnishing me with the
following information if you are interested.

1.Full name in order for me to prepare the Document in your name

2.Direct Telephone and fax numbers For our personal
Contact and mutual trust in each other.

I shall be compensating you with 20% percent of the Whole funds
on final conclusion of this project for your
assistance,while the balance shall be for me for
investment Purposes. Because I just retired.If this
proposal is Acceptable by you, please endeavor to
contact me Immediately. Do not take undue advantage of
the trust I have bestowed in you.I await your urgent
mail.And pls endeavour to reply through my alternative
e-mail address: dw_will234@hotmail.com

Regards,
David Williams





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