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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: "Mrs Zara Williams" <zaradias001@yahoo.ie> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zaradias001@myway.com
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 16:16:31 +0000
Subject: Hello


(email zaradias001@myway.com )
CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE

My Dear in the Lord,

Your first reaction to this mail will be total rejection, scare and may

be unbelief, owing largely to the atrocities people committ these days.

But this mail comes from a devastated, sorrowful and emotional ladened

soul that needs compassion from a kind, and good spirited person to

wipe away my tears, perhaps when i am gone beyond this sinful world. As

an international subject, therefore, with due respect and apology, I

want you to handle it very discreetly, confidentially, and with utmost

secrecy.

For the sake of my children, who are the cardinal focus of this mail,

for their future survival and to avoid embarrassment, I do not want our

family name to be advertised or publicly discussed. Please, treat it as

such and keep it permanently private. If you would not be in the

position to co-operate, please, forgive me for disturbing your peace.

Ignore and delete this message.

I plead in the name of God. My purpose of writing to you is to seek

your assistance to handle and manage my late husband's financial assets

and take adequate care of our young children, John, 12years and

Jennifer, 8years. They are both studying in the Britsh International

School, Dakar Senegal. My name is Mrs Zara Wills wiwliiams . I am a

Senegalais, a widow of circumstance,married to an American Engineer who

resided here in Gambia State Banjul with me before his untimely death.

My husband died in a car accident while going to diagnose and seek

medical attention for a sickness that defied medical treatment.before

the death of my husband he keept a Documented proofs for confirmation,

on request, could be provided. I have entrusted the sum of

US$17.5Million Dollars USD), the accrued savings and life insurance

gratuity of my late husband, with the custody of a Security Company in

Europe Be informed that this Company does not know that the what he

deposited with them contained raw cash. He only told them that it was

personal belongings as gold and diamond.

I want you to recover the money for your prudent care, management and

safekeeping. Use it to secure traveling papers for my children to leave

dakar, and train them as your adopted children. I place no conditions

on your management except taking good care of my children. I am not

fearful of death but I am seriously worried about the safety and future

survival of my two children.
I want this transaction to be handled with dispatch before I give up

the ghost. I will appreciate it the more if you give me your reply no

matter your state of mind, negatively or positively, it is all

right.Please as you reply kindly send to me all contact information

about you with this my priavate email zaradias001@myway.com
Thanks and God bless.

Mrs Zara Williams.

Christian General hospital,

12 sohkal road Dakar


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