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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: "BABATUNDE WILLIAMS" <tunde_williams101@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:59:57 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE.


FROM: MR. BABATUNDE WILLIAMS
PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: tunde_williams101@yahoo.com
DIRECT TELEPHONE: 234-806-315-2506

DEAR SIR.

I AM MR. BABATUNDE WILLIAMS THE FIRST SON OF LATE FAMOUS POLITICIAN AND
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OIL CONTRACTOR ENGR. FUNSO WILLIAMS WHO WAS
ASSINATED IN OUR IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA RESIDENCE ON THURSDAY 27TH OF JULY
2006.BEFORE MY FATHERS DEATH,HE WAS THE MOST POPULAR AND FAVOUS ASPIRANT IN THE COMMING 2007 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION FOR LAGOS STATE.IT WAS GATHERED THAT HE WAS MUDERED BY SUSPECTED FELLOW GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER WAS TO BE THE FLAG BEARER OF THE RULING PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (P.D.P) IN THE COUNTRY.
SEE DAILY SUN NEWS PAPERS WEDNESSDAY AUGUST 2 2006
(www.sunnewsonline.com) page 1 and page 48. for details.

A LOT OF MONEY IN CASH LEAVES NIGERIA REGULARLY TO FOREIGN
COUNTRIES.THE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DO THIS.NOW BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WHICH WERE QUESTIONABLE AND SOME ABANDONED CONTRACTS AWAREDED TO MY FATHER WHICH HE WAS COMPLETELY PAID FOR IN THE PAST DONE BY MY LATE FATHER WHO WAS A CONTRACTOR TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TILL HIS DEATH THE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS NIGERIAN MARITIME AUTHORITY(SEE PAGE 4 OF AUGUST 2 DAILY SUN NEWS PAPERS),HE DECIDED TO DEPOSIT IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE THE SUM OF 70MUSD IN CASH.THIS 70MUSD WAS DEPOSITED IN ONE TRUNK BOX AND SEALED THEN IT WAS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS WHEREAS THE TRUE CONTENT IS 70MUSD.

THIS TIME THERE IS 2007 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMMING IN MAY NEXT YEAR
AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE STARTED INVESTIGATING INTO LOOTED FUNDS AND
HUDGE DEPOSITS.HOWEVER,MY FATHER IS NO LONGER ALIVE TO PROTECT HIS
PROPERTIES BUT HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SUCH A DEPOSIT OF 70MUSD WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY IS IGNORANT OF THE TRUE CONTENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS FOR SECURITY REASON.

MY MOTHER THEREFORE INSTRUCTED ME TO IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER
WHO WILL HELP US IN RECEIVING THIS CONSIGNMENT FROM LONDON UNITED
KINGDOM.I AM THEREFORE CONTACTING YOU TO HELP ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY FROM LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THIS TRUNK SILVER BOX CONTAINING THIS AMOUNT IS MOVED TO LONDON UNITED KINGDOM WHERE YOU WILL COME TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THIS CONSIGNMENT.

AS SOON AS I CONCLUDE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE INSIDER AT THE SECURITY
COMPANY,THE CONSIGNMENT WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DIPLOMAT WHO WILL JOIN THE UNIVERSAL DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE TO LONDON UNITED KINGDOM IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH THE TRUNK BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF 70.MUSD IN CASH AND THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MISSION.THE BOX IS SEALED AND ARRANGED IN A WAY THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED BY ANY ONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE CODE OF THE NUMBERS OF THE BOX WHICH MY FATHER GAVE ME BEFORE HIS DEATH.THE BOX IS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS WHEREAS THE TRUE CONTENT IS THIS AMOUNT (70.MUSD).

YOU SHOULD RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL
ADDRESS ONLY FOR SECURITY REASONS (tunde_williams101@yahoo.com ) AND ALSO
CALL ME ON THIS DIRECT NUMBER 234-806-315-2506 AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS E-MAIL LETTER TODAY.

THEN ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT,THE DIPLOMAT WILL MEET YOU IN
LONDON,THEN HE WILL ASSIST IN CLEARING THE CONSIGMENT SEPARATELY FROM THE CUSTOMS THERE AND TAKE IT TO A WARE HOUSE OR HOTEL WHERE YOU WILL GO TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THIS CONSIGNMENT AS THE BENEFICIARY.YOU WILL INSPECT THE CONTENT TOGETHER WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND THEN HE THE DIPLOMAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN GOING TO A BANK IN LONDON EITHER THE HSBC BANK OR BARCLAYS BANK AND THEN YOU WILL OPEN A NON RESIDENCE ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME AND THEN LODGE THIS AMOUNT IN THERE AND ASK THE BANK TO TRANSFER IT TO YOUR BANK IN YOUR COUNTRY.AS SOON AS YOU HAVE DONE THIS,YOU WILL START GOING BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY ALONG WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY FROM NIGERIA HERE TO MEET YOU AND WE SHALL SHARE THIS FUND 60% FOR US, 30% FOR YOU AND 10% WE BE USED IN REINBURSING BOTH PARTIES FOR ANY EXPENCES THAT MAY BE INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION .

REMEMBER YOU CANNOT CARRY THIS MONEY IN CASH BACK HOME BECAUSE IT IS A
BIG RISK TO CARRY SUCH CASH.SO YOU WILL OPEN A NON -RESIDENCE ACCOUNT
IN ANY OF THIS BANK IN YOUR NAME THERE LODGE THE MONEY TOGETHER WITH THE
DIPLOMAT AND ASK THE BANK FOR ONWARD REMITTANCE ON THE FUND TO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

THIS IS HOW MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HERE AND EVEN STATE GOVERNORS
HERE BECAME RICH BECAUSE NIGERIA IS SO CORRUPT THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE RICHER THAN SOME STATES HERE.THE RICH GETS RICHER AND THE POOR GETS POORER

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