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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: "WILLIAMS DIVINE" <williams_divine002@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 17:08:42 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

WILLIAMS CONSULTANT.CO.
Stallion House (5th-10th floor) 2, Ajose Adeogun Street,
Victoria Island.
Our Ref: 847832088.
May 10, 2006.
Chamber`s mail (chambery2k@myway.com)
 
Attention.
 
Compliments of the day to you, I apologize for coming into you privacy. I am Barrister Williams Divine. Personal secretary to late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo. I confirmed your information in my search for a reliable foreign person whom I will partnership with in this business transaction. I am into Crude Oil Business with the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo when she made her last trip to Spain for surgery which she finally died on the process. We where together in spain for the surgery when the payment of the crude oil we lifted at that period was secure with an account in spain. US$64,600,000.00was realized after the crude Oil deal and the amount was paid into the former Ambassador to London account in spain.
 
Now I am contacting you because I want to create an avenue to secure my own part of the fund totaled US$13,700,000.00 Million that I supposed to realize from the fund. Note that I have secured all the documents that will empower us to receive the fund but I need a foriegn partner to secure this fund because the fund is not save if I secure it with my personal account in my country. As soon as you agreed with the terms and the percentage that am offering you, I will declare you as one of the contractors that supplied electrical equipment to the late Mrs. Stella Obasanjo's Ophernage home here in Abuja and I have all the documents to cover the claim. I will pass informations to the former Ambassador in Spain to see that you receive the funds successfully.
 
The ambassador is the (APPOINTED SOLE ACCREDITED AGENT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT). To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted, all the documents of claim will be avalable as soon as I receive your contact informations. Send promptly via email the basic requirements provided underneath to commence immediately:
 
(1) Your full names / company name,
(2) Contact address / company address,
(3) Phone/fax numbers.
 
Meanwhile, if you don't have a company, I will assist you to register a company name as soon as I receive your information. The mode of compensating you will be 30% from the total sum will be for you, 55% for me and 15% will be use to clear local and international Tax for successful transaction. Please if you have any suggestion that can help in this transaction, you should feel free to update me immediately.
 
I await your prompt response.
Note, you are to reply to my chamber`s mail (chambery2k@myway.com)
Yours Faithfully,
 
Barrister Williams Divine.
(Williams Consultant .Co.)


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