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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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Fraud email example:

From: "julieth williams" <julieth_williams100@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:44:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MISS JULIETH


Dearest trusted one,

Based on the trust and God's divine guidance that I have this great
oppoutunity linking up to you, though we have not meet before but I
believe that one have to risk in confiding his secret to succeed sometimes
in life.

My name is Julieth Williams, 23 years old undergraduate.I am only
daughter of chief/Mrs Paul williams a major cocoa exporter cum politician.I
am native of Lorma in western part of liberia,Africa.

I was born out of tragic fate.my mother died from cancer when i was
only 4 years old,my father nurtured me with great care and love before he
met his own untimely death on the way coming back from business trip
from overseas,on his arrival to the airport his driver went to drove him
back home on the way they have a fatal car accident which killied his
driver at spot while my father spent 3 painful days at hospital before
dying.my uncle seized all my father's companies and properties because
of our traditionl believe that i'm a woman.I was left with nothing and
dropped out of shool because of finacial difficulties and my uncle's
wicked attitude.

my father told me a deep secret on his sick bed which I want to share
with you in a full confidentiality.He deposited a huge sum of( 4.5
million Dollers) (4.5,OOO,OOO USD)in one of reputable security company in Ivory
Coast because of polictical instability in our country Liberia without
the knowledge of my uncle.presently i'm in ivory coast since the civil
war broke out in liberia as a refugee in one of missionary home while
my uncle flew to the london with his children.although i have contacted
the security company they comfirmed the logdement.

Dearest all I want you to do for me is to step forward as my foreign
partner to the security company so that the money will be retrieve,I have
all the neccesary information to back you up.i will sincerely give you
12% out of the money,5% for any expenses incurred during the
transaction and the rest will be used for any investement preferred by you in
your country.

I am pleading to you with the name of Almighty God to help me out of
this problem.coincidentally Ivory coast is now having it's own political
unrest too,

I am kindly waiting for your soonest response.please contact me with this my private email.julieth_williams100@yahoo.com

MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
All my love,
Julieth Williams.


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