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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: "nenita willams" <n_willams1976@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nenita_willams2007@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 17:13:05 +0100
Subject: PLEASE ASCEPT MY MASAGE WITH GOOD FAITH.

Hello My Dear.

I sincerely hope that this letter will not come as embarrassment to you
since we neither knew each other before. I will appreciate your benevolence
in giving this massage the much-needed attention and get back to me as soon
you receive the massage.

My name is Mrs. nenita Williams from Ivory Coast the wife of late
Commissionaire Mr.willams; my husband was assassinated by the rebel
Following by the political problem in connection with the government, one is
not bound to have all the joys in life. You may have everything in life but
there are still those things which one may needed that seems very common to
others and yet it kept on giving hard time.

It is my pressure to contact you been a foreigner into business venture
which I intend to establish in your country, been women who do not have any
business ideal I am seeking for your help and advice in any good lucrative
business that we can invest in your country.

I have a deposit, which my husband made the total sum of 15.5Million Dollars
with a diplomatic security company in London, according to my husband the
diplomatic company are not no the real content of the Box he declare the
trunk Box containing film materials and when open it will damage the
material. Note, we did not declare money because the diplomatic security
company does not accept money only goods.

The company has called me to come forward to claim the deposit. Bout because
of the problem in my country the government are monitoring fund and for the
sack of my late husband position for security and salty reason to avoid this
money been tracking down by the government.

Now what I need is your assistance, your full support and cooperation to
work together so that we can move this money out from the diplomatic
company, I will present you to the diplomatic security company in London as
my late husband business associate to enable you instruct the diplomatic
security company to deliver the consignment to your house address so that we
can invest the money in a good business in your country.

I am assuring you 30% of this money is for you. I have concluded with the
diplomatic security company only I am waiting to hear from you which the
diplomatic company will commence as soon as the have your go ahead order.

Bellow is the information required from the courier service London.
(1) Your full name country and town of origin
(2) Your office or house address of your locatives
(3) Your passport photocopy
(4) Your telephone mobile number.

I am waiting urgently to your respond to enable me informed the diplomatic
company.
Thanks any may God bless you.
Yours sincerely.
Mrs. nenita Williams

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