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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: "Mr frank williams" <skpwilliams_2006@msn.com>
Reply-To: skpwilliams@myway.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:35:41 +0000
Subject: RE:FRANK WILLIAMS.

>From Mr. Frank Williams
Protocol officer,
Elstree way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 IGA, London,
United kingdom.
Dear Friend,
REPATRIATION OF $65.5M

Following the approvals received by this office recommending for the
immediate repatriation of the above referenced fund and having been
listed in category \"A\" foreign creditors, you are by this notice
informed that your assistance is required in receiving the approved
fund floating in an offshore payments Account in Holland.
This is as result of grossly over invoiced contracts which were
executed by a (Deceased) national of Foreign country on the Oil Refineries
in Saudi Arabia.This contract was deliberately over invoiced to the tune of
US$65.5m Million Dollars. This was a deal by my committee to benefit from
the project.

I have therefore been mandated as a matter of trust to look for a foreign
partner into whose account we could transfer the sum of USD65,500,000.00
(ten million, five hundred thousand Us Dollars only). We have agreed to
share the funds thus: 60% for us and 30% for account owner (you). If you are
interested, please forward the following information to:
(1) Your Name/company\'s name and full address,
(2) Your banker\'s name, Swift code, address, A/C number, telephone and
fax numbers.
(3) Your contact Tel/Fax No.
(4) Your Occupation
(5) Valid ID

Upon the receipt of the above details, payment will be activated by the
feeding of your data into payment system, followed by a signal that
will be sent to the paying bank to remit funds into your nominated bank
account within 7 official working days of receipt of the above
information.Your swift response will be highly appreciated.


Best regards,


Frank Williams.


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