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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: "GANNI WILLIAMS CHAMBERS" <ganni_williams1012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ganni_williams101@excite.com
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:02:26 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

FROM THE DESK OF
GANNI WILLIAMS CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
(LEGAL PRACTITIONERS)
41 ODIOLA HOPEWELL STRRET
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS-NIGERIA
EMAIL;barr_ganni_williams101@yahoo.ca


CONGRATULATIONS

Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our
law firm,GANNI WILLIAMS CHAMBERS AND ASSOCIASTES {Law Chamber in
Lagos,Nigeria. My name is BARR. GANNI WILLIAMS esq.I am the personal
attorney to our late client Mr. Mr FEDRICK VENEGA who use to worked for an
oil
firm in Nigeria.

Mr FEDRICK VENEGAS a well known
Philanthropist, before he died, he made a Will stating that the sum of
$18. (eighteen million united states dallars)
should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. After
his date we have searched for a notable philantropist overseas as he
stated in his (WILL) but the effort was not successful,so we decided to
conduct a random draw so that we can get someone overseas to be the
beneficiary of this (WILL) in this random draw your name and e-mail
address was picked as the beneficiary to this (WILL).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank,where
my late client deposited the money before he died
because the bank management have issued a notice instructing us to
produce the beneficiary of this (WILL) within two weeks or else the money
will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here,because it
was stated in 1999 nigeria constituton regards baniking rules and
regulations.It is my utmost desire to execute the (WILL) of our late client
as his personal attorney for many years.

You are required to contact me immediately to start
the process of sending this money to any of your designated official
account. I urge you to contact me immediately
for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date
limit. please contact me with my
private mail box barr_ganni_williams101@yahoo.ca
Regards
BARR. GANNI WILLIAMS

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