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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: roseline williams <rossy_williams006@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: rossy_williams2066@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 06:39:23 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: MRS ROSELINE WILLIAMS


Dear

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail
Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead.

I am Mrs. Roseline Williams from Switzerland. I am married to Mr. Tom Williams who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty
Years before he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but
without Any children.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was
Alive he deposited the sum of $5,000.000.00U.USD( FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in custody of security company.

Presently this money is still with the security company in and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf If I cannot come over.

I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment
Cancer of the lungs in a hospital , I have since lost my ability To talk
and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to Live. Please i want you to note that this money is lying in the security company in London United kingdom

I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this money
to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in my name Mrs. Roseline Williams"As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security company.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as
The new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and
Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your
Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on
Earth.

I await your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mrs. Roseline Williams


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