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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: "Dr. Williams Challas." <williamschallas01@yahoo.ca> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:42:15 +0200
Subject: FROM DR. WILLIAMS CHALLAS. GET BACK TO ME

Hello Dear,

I am Dr. Williams Challas, however i know you don't know me in person, but i will want you to bear with me after reading my mail, and be of good assistance to me. For your information, i am working in a Bank here in Cote D'Ivoire as the remittance director of our Bank. One Late Mr. John Donalson made a deposit of US$1,500,000. in our Bank, and since he died, nobody has come for the claims of the fund. So please i will want you to reply me with your full name and resident address together with your telephone and fax number, in order for me to appoint our Bank lawyer to change all the vital documents that covers the fund in your own name. So it will enable me to transfer the fund into your nominated Bank account. I want you to have it in mind that this transaction is 100% risk free. It will not cost you anything. When once the fund gets into your account i will give you 25% from the total fund.

Finally, you can call me through this number 00225 08 188 984 after reading my mail or you can still write me back through this mail: williamschallas01@yahoo.ca <mailto:williamschallas01@yahoo.ca>


Best Regards,

Dr. Williams Challas.



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