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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: "graces williams" <graceswilliams14@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: graceswilliams@secureroot.com
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:52:59 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

LANATTAN DIPLOMATIC AND COURIER SERVICE
HEAD OFFICE:Coney Island Ave 462,Brooklyn,NY 11218
LONDON OFFICE: 166 Charlotee Street.London.England.W1T 4QE.
TELEPHONE: +44-7024061954
Fax: +44-870-120-8774
Mailto:graceswilliams@secureroot.com

We are Diplomatic Corp that holds special and valuable consignments for
reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.We work in collaboration
with top firms all over the world as we have earned a name as a service
whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered.
International missions, Diplomats, Embassies of the world have used our
services to satisfaction.
A benefactor has mandated me to get someone that can assist her and her
family in retrieving her package containing some amount of money from a
Diplomatic Corp in Canada.The benefactor and her children have been confined
only to their country home and all their calls and movements are
monitored,as a result,its absoultely impossible for them to do anything as
regards retrieving the money.

Their only means of communication is via internet and you are being
contacted because your assistance is needed in claiming the funds on their
behalf. The amount was accrued from Diamond sales over a period of six years
and its USD75M (Seventy Five Million U.S.Dollars). These funds are fully
free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and has no criminal
origin.The funds have nothing to do with any form of illegality and all
documentations needed to prove the source of the funds were submitted when
the funds were being deposited and these documents would prove the source of
the funds and authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no
links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

For your assistance in this transaction,the benefactor and her Children have
agreed to give you 30% of the total amount of money which is equivalent to
US$22.5 Million (Twenty Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) and this role simply entailsretrieving the funds on their behalf
from the Diplomats in Europe and all the information needed to claim the
funds would be sent to you as soon as you indicate your interest in
assisting them as well as providing the following information to facilitate
the smooth conclusion of the transaction.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Contact Address:
3) Telephone Number:
4) Your Fax Number:
5) Your Mobile Number:
6) Your Company Name If Any?
7) Area Of Specialization.

I await your response Urgently.
>From Grace S.Williams(ceo)

****PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL*****
This e-mail and any attached files are confidentiaand may be legally
privileged. If you are not the addressee, any disclosure,reproduction,
copying,distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is
strictly prohibited.

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