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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: JESSICA WILLIAMS <mrswilliams35@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrswilliams70@avasmail.com.mv
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:14:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON!!!!


GREETINGS,

I AM MRS.JESSICA WILLIAMS,WIFE OF LATE TONY WILLIAMS,A NIGERIA/INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS MURDERED ON THE 6 DAY OF OCTOBER,2004,BY SOME UNKNOWN GUNMEN.I AM SURVIVED WITH TWO CHILDREN(DAUGHTERS)TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR HIM,DUE TO OUR AFRICA LOW BELIEVE ALL HIS FABULOUS WEALTHS AND PROPERTIES WHERE INHERITED BY HIS CLOSE RELATIVES,SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT BEAR A MALE CHILD FOR THEIR LATE BROTHER,NOW LEAVING ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS IN A REAL DIFFICULT SITUATION.

AS GOD WILL WANT THINGS DECEMBER LAST YEAR,ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL LAWYERS SECRETLY CAME TO ME WITH SOME DOCUMENTS COVERING MY LATE HUSBAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF SOME FUNDS AMOUNTING TO THE TUNE OF $35.350,000.000,(THIRTY- FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)WHICH HE HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA. HE(THE LAWYER) PROMISED TO HELP ME MAKE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP AND TO TENDER ALL VALID/LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY TO ENABLE HIM/HER MAKE CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE THE GOD SENT TO HELP ME AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THIS HARDSHIP,I WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP,SO THAT I REFER/ENTRUST YOU TO THE LAWYER STRAIGHT.
I HAVE SET ASIDE 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND KINDNESS,WHERE YOU WILL ADVICE ME ON A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR MY DAUGHTERS AS THEY ARE THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE IN LIFE. PLEASE HELP A WIDOW FOR THE MERCIFUL GOD WILL KEEP REWARDING YOU.I WILL BE PLEASED IF MY REQUEST IS NOT IGNORED.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME ,GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND FULL ADDRESS,PHONE/FAX,COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND AGE AND ALSO YOUR OCCUPATION.I NEED ALL THESE THINGS ALONG WITH YOUR REPLY IN ORDER NOT TO DELAY.MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:jesswilliams@hotmail.ro

BEST REGARD,
MRS.JESSICA WILLIAMS.




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