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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: "miss boko williams ife" <ife_williams2003@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ife_w_boko@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:27:41 +0100
Subject: This is All About My Life please your help

Hi Dearest,
It's me Miss Mamife Williams Boko from Monovia Liberia, i hope honesty and trust they say build a
strong relationship, no matter the distance which gives me the confident to write you this mail.
I know this mail may come to you as a supprise since you have not known me before, but my spirit
give me the confident to reveal to you my whole-life secret. Please kindly bear with me for bordering
your humble time but due-to like situation, i wish to open-up about the darkness situation of life
that i fine myself into. In the light of the above, i really seek and to have a good trusted business
relationship with you.I hope with honesty and trust solid relatioship can be build no-matter the distance
dear. I'm the only daughter of Late Dr & Mrs Williams Lamba Boko the former Political Advise on
Inter--Parties Relation under the leadership of the former Liberia President, who is now in detension
after many innocent soul were killed. My late Father was killed by Government of Charls Tayor, he accuse
of my late father of coup attempt. I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment in the
country Liberia which lead many of our younger girls to flee out of the country to nearby countries
because of mostly reaps, hurry , difficulties, no house, no good food, no work. So I decided to run
for my dear life to a near-by Country refeguee camp for safety purpose where i am presently seeking
asylum under the United Nations High Commissioner in Refugees Camp here-in Dakar, Republic Du Senegal.
I wish to contact you personally for a long term relationship and investment assistance in your Country.
My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of (US$5.5million dollars) in one of the leading Financial
Institution in Europe with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall be willing to forward you with
the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the cliams of the fund in your
position, and for the investment of the Fund in your country. As you will help me in the investment
arrengement over there in your country, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my 2nd year
in the university when the crisis started, which is my most reasons to relocate. This is the reason why
I have decided to contact you personal for this honest assistance. Please all communications should be
through my email box for confidential purposes. As soon as I receive your positive response showing your
honest interest I will put every things into action immediately giving you the finance institution
information for you to contact them. In the light of the above, I shall appreciate your urgent message
indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction or cliams sincerely. You can not call
me on phone because i have no phone here with me in the camp but if you will like to speak to me on phone,
i will give you the Revrend Priest number,he is the one that look after us here in the Refegees camp, so
that you can call me through his number and ask him that you want to speak with, miss Mamife Williams in
the Female Refugees Camp hostel, he will send someone to call me. I will appreciate also if you can help
me to procure my travelling documents, after you have recevied the Fund. I'm awaiting your urgent and
positive response, Please do keep this secret only to your-self, i really begg you not to disclose this
issue to anyone untill i come over to join you once the fund has been cliams into your position in your
country. please try to contact me at (ife_w_boko@yahoo.co.uk)
Yours Sincerely, please try to contact me at (ife_w_boko@yahoo.co.uk)
Mamife Williams.


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