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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: mark william <m22william@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:25:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INFORMATION AND WAY FORWARD


Dear VICTIMNAME VICTIMNAME,

May this mail find you well.

Thank you very much for your mail to us. This is my family inheritance and future.we will appreciate if you show your willingness and readiness to handle this project on our behalf and God will give you more direction and wisdom to conclude the transaction. Please this is real.

We hope God has started to bring us together as one and we are Beginning to envisage the beginning of an ever-lasting relationship among us. We are hopeful and believe that as we are going into this business relationship that you will not betray the trust and Confidence which We are building in you when this money finally enters into the account you will provide.

We have gone to the bank and confirm the existence of the deposit in the bank but the bank is waiting to hear from our late father foreign partner who is the beneficiary of the money and who will instruct for the immediate transfer of the money into the account you will provide. The reason for this is that during the deposit, our late father declared the beneficiary of the money as his foreign partner and good a thing he did not mention any name as the foreign partner and use me the son as the NEXT OF KIN to the deposit. It is based on this reasons that we deployed you to stand as the foreign partner to our late father who is the beneficiary of the money and instruct for the immediate transfer of the money to your designated bank account.

The moment we hear from you, we will give you the contacts of the bank for you to contact the bank and introduce yourself as the foreign partner to our late father and demand for the modalities to transfer this money to your designated bank account. the bank is only Waiting to hear from you to enable them start the transfer processes.

We will like you to send us your telephone and fax number for easy communication and to enable us fax you all the documents of deposit so that you can contact the bank. Can you send me your picture so l can know you. l am 19 hours old while my younger sister is 16 years . In our next mail we will send you all our credentials.

Once again may the Almighty God give you the wisdom and knowledge to handle this project on our behalf and please we will like to know what you do for a living so that if it is good we can invest part of the money into the business since we are novice in anything transaction, you are going to be the manager of the money for me while we further our education in your country please we are counting on your capability and please Because of our late father personality, We plead you to accord the Confidentiality of the transaction as we will not like to be exposed. We hope you should understand our plight and kind request from you.
This is my new mail box so always communicate in this new mail box.

God bless and protect you and your entire family.

Best regards,

Mark Williams And Sister.

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