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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: "ganni_williams1" <ganni_williams1@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:33:30 -0600
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS


FROM THE DESK OF
GANNI WILLIAMS CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
41 ODIOLA HOPEWELL STRRET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL;ganni_williams00@yahoo.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS

Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law firm,GANNI WILLIAMS CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIASTES {Law Chamber in Lagos,Nigeria. My name is BARR. GANNI WILLIAMS esq.I am the personal attorney to our late client Mr. Mr FEDRICK VENEGA who use to worked for an oil firm in Nigeria.

Mr FEDRICK VENEGAS a well known
Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will stating that the sum of $18. (eighteen million united states dallars)should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. After his date we have searched for a notable philantropist overseas as he stated in his (WILL) but the effort was not successful,so we decided to conduct a random draw so that we can get someone overseas to be the beneficiary of this (WILL) in this random draw your name and e-mail address was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank,where my late client deposited the money before he died
because the bank management have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this (WILL) within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here.
It is my utmost desire to execute the (WILL) of our late client as his personal attorney for many years.

You are required to contact me immediately to start the process of sending this money to any of your designated official account.
I urge you to contact me immediately
for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit. please contact me with my
private mail box ganni_williams00@yahoo.co.uk
Regards
BARR. GANNI WILLIAMS

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