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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: "williams larry" <williams_larry4000@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:19:41 +0100
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO MY SECRETARY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Compliment.

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Dr/Mr.WILLIAMS
LARRY, the man from Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to assist me
secure the release of some money accrued from the over invoicing of a
contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during
the military regime.

Though you were not able to asist me conclude the transaction, I'm happy to
inform you about my success in getting those funds transffered under the
assistance and cooperation of a new partner from Brazil.Presently i'm in
London-United Kingdom for investment projects with my own share of the total
sum.

meanwhile, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assit me in
transffering those funds, I made sure you are not left out the benefit of
the transaction hence I kept aside for you sum of Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars.($500,000.00)Draft.

I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for all your
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Mr.Williams Demion and instruct him on how to send the Bank draft
to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we can share
the joy together after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, i'm
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and my partner
are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left instruction to my
secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will send the Draft to you,so
feel free to get intouch with MY SECETARY NOW.

Below is the contact of my secetary:

Mr. Williams Demion
Phone: 234-80-38873983
E-mail:williamsdemion@yahoo.com

With Best Regards,

Dr. Williams Larry

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