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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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Fraud email example:

From: Susan w William <suzywelsh79@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: dave_from01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:17:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: USE THIS FOR THE LESS PRIVILEDGED


Dear sir/Madam,
How are you today?
I sincerely hope that after you read this mail you will respond to my call,let me start by introducing myself my name is Susan William I am 62 years old. I am a businesswoman together with my late Husband and owns two companies here in u.k. I am married with two children.
My Husband and two children died in a car accident two years ago, but before this happened my business and concern for making money was all i lived for i
never really cared about other values in life but since the loss of my family,i have found a new desire to assist helpless familes. I have been helping orphans in motherless homes, i have donated some money to orphans
in sudan, brazil and recently to the Pakistan and The United States of America.
Before i became ill, i kept some money, Twelve and a half million dollars ($12.5million) to be precise in a long term deposit account in a security company .
Presently, i'm in a hospital my doctor told me i have cancer that i have a few months to live.It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations.
Because so much of my wealth has been plundered by relatives and friends since my illness, hence i cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them since the money in the security company is the last fund that i have left. Right now i am partialy stranded in the hospital
due to the nature of my sickness so i am appealing to you to help me collect the deposit from the security company and distribute it amongst charity organizations of your choice.
Now you can share the funds in this way 30% for you, 60% for orphanage home and while 10% for expenses. Please,feel free to share this funds as agreed and distribute the money that belong to charity organizations to them.
If you are interested kindly provide the following information
(1) Yours full name and address.
(2) Your company's name and address if any.
(3) Yours personal telephone numbers
May the Good Lord bless you and your family.
Please reply as i can only communicate through my laptop which is by my sick bed.As soon as i get your response i shall then give you the necessary informations you need to collect this money.
Best Regards,
Yours Sincerely,
Susan Williams

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