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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: "DR.WILLIAMS.SMITH ." <williamssmithws2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: williamssmithws@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:06:16 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.


Hello Dear VICTIMNAME,

First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction.

I am Dr Williams Smith,the foreign Operations Manager
Citi Bank Plc.One of our customers who bears the same name with you, a national of your country, who used to work with Chevron Oil Producing Company in Nigeria that died On the 25th of December 2003,on the single reason of visiting his in-laws.
His wife{A LEBANESE} and their only daughter were involved
in a Plane crash on their way home for the holidays and were among the 111 people confirmed dead.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your
embassy here to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or relative hence I contacted you.
I'm taking this advantage in order to better my life and that of my family.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at
US$20.7 million Left behind by our customer before it get Confiscated
or declared unserviceable by our bank where this huge amount was
deposited Our bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated in the next six months.
For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the percentage that is coming to me after the money is been credited in your chosen account and the modalities for transfer.

I can assist in procuring the necessary information and legal documents that may be needed to actualize this proposal since I will contract the
services of our bank accredited lawyer who will legally represent you here.
All I require from you isyour honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please view the WEBSITE:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
If this proposal is acceptable by you, kindly get back to me .

I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax or
preferably your mobile numbers to my private e-mail box
{williamssmithws@yahoo.com} in and I will have to apply for the release
and subsequent Transfer of the fund in your favour.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Williams Smith.

Please upon your response include your private
telephone and fax for further and oral communication



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