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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: hannah williams <hannah@hannahwilliams2006.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:01:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hannah Williams


Dear respectful,

My name is Mrs. Hannah Jack Williams I am a dying woman who have decided to donate what I have to you/churches in your country. I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband who had left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to the you for the good work of God than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins.

I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.
I will be going in for an operation tomorrow morning. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $3,500,000(Three million five hundred thousand dollars) deposited in a Bank since November 25th 2000 to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27) Let `s carry each other’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ also Let us not grow wearing while doing good for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart according to Galatians.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have decided to adjust my WILL and my Executor is aware that I have made my decision , you and him will arrange the transfer of the funds from the Bank to your humble self.
As the law of the bank applies, any sum deposited after 5 years without the presentation or effort of claim by the beneficiary the bank have the right to cancel the customer` s account and have his money to the bank treasury as unclaimed.

I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

Contact my Executor Barrister Douglass Chance with this specified Email:chance2000-chambers@takemail.com Tel and fax: 0032-474-401-810 with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and tell him that I am ready to WILL ($3,500,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I WILL-IN that amount to you for a specific and good work.
Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email, so please advice your email address.
don't want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Regards,

Mrs. Hannah Jack Williams

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