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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: william frank <frankk33_william@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:08:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BERRISTER FRANK WILLIAM, THE LAWYER TO MRS. KENE JON


ATTENTION SUZIE,

THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT I WAS CONTACTED BY MRS. KENE JON, AS HER LAWYER TO HELP YOU PROCESSE THE TRANSFER OF HER LATE HUNSBAND FUND IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT, BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS SHE IS HAVING WITH HER HUSBAND RELATION. AS YOU KNOW SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILD WITH THE LATE HUSBAND BEFORE HE DIED AND BECAUSE OF THAT HER HUSBAND RELATION’S BOTH HER OUT OF HER HUSBAND HOME WITHOUT GIVEN HER ANYTHING.

BUT THANK GOD SHE HAS HER LATE HUSBAND BANKING PARTICULERS WHICH THEY DON’T KNOW ABOUT, SO ALL SHE WANT FROM YOU KNOW IS TO HELP HER PROVID A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO WITHOUT DELAY AND ALSO PROMISE HER THAT WHEM THIS FUND IS TRANSFERRED TO YOU, THAT YOU WILL NOT SIT ON IT.

SO I HAVE TO PROCESSE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BACK YOU UP AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY TO THE SAID FUND TO ENABLE THE BANK RELEASE YOUR FUND. TO DO THIS YOU ARE ADVISE TO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES, ADDRESS AND YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU,

REGARDS,
BERRISTER FRANK WILLIAM.



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