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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: "paline_william70@yahoo.com" <paline_william70@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:33:01 +0900
Subject: Urgent Attention

Hello

I am writting this letter with due respect and
heartful of tears since we have not known or meet
ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance,
I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal
with individual as to investment. I will be so glad
if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel
towards your assistance to my situation now.I will
make my proposal well known to you. I would like to
use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am
Miss Pauline Williams 22yrs old girl from Liberia in
west Africa, I am a daughter of late Dr Tunde Williams
My father Dr Dion was the personal advicer to the
former head of state president Charles Taylor who is
now in prison, before the rebels attacked our house
one early morning killing my mother and my father It
was only me that is alive now, and i managed to make
my way to Senegal where i am staying as a refugee now.

The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek
your assistance in the area of my future investment
and also to help me to transfer the money that he
deposited in a security Vault company over to your
possession. the amount is (US18.3 Million dollars) he
made this deposit some years back,the money was
deposited as a family tresure which i am the next of
kin. Please i am asking you to stand on my behalf as
my partner to claim the money out from the security
company and transferd it into your possition for a
profitable investment in your country.

I will make the procedure to this transaction to be
well know to you and i will give you the contact of
the company so that you will contact them for more
verification.

It will be a great joy for me if you will be in a
position to help. please reply via the email below.

pauline-6@myway.com


Regards,

Pauline Williams



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