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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: MRS GRACE WILLIAMS <grace_williams1001c@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <grace_williams1441@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:59:38 -0600
Subject: From Mrs Grace Williams.



From Mrs Grace Williams.Dakar SenegalWest Africa.

Good Day,
I am pleased to introduce a business opportunity to you,i hope you will not be embarrassed receiving this mail as we have not had previous correspondences on this.I decided to contact you based on the clearance and assurance i got from source that linked me to you.
I hope you will not impede the trust and confidence I repose in you.In brief introduction, I am Mrs.Grace Williams, an Ivorian National. The wife of (Dr.Martin Williams) My husband was a very rich Wood and Cocoa merchant, based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing todiscussion a business deal.

I had earlier lost my mother in car crash in the year 2000 along San Pedro Road. Before the death of my father on September 26th, 2003 in a private hospital where he has been admitted. He, my father called me secretly to his bed side and told me that he kept asum of $8,328,000 ( Eight Million three Hundred and Twenty Eight Thousand United States Dollars) in a Fix suspense account in a Finance House in Europe. that he uses my names as the next of kin in the fund.

He also explained to me that it was because of thismoney that he was poisoned by his business partners and that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I would transfer this money and used it for an investment such as (real estate management or stock market). After my father's death, I was faced with many dangers from hostile relatives and business associates and couple with the war in my country between the Government and the rabel.I have abandoned my country came to Dakar Senegal where Itook refuge at the Dr. Faye Refugee Camp in Dakar Senegal. I succeeded in confirming the availability of the fund at the Finance Company in Europe, but my Asylum condition does not allow me to travel and couple that i do not know how to handle the money because of my age.I am appealing to you to help me and as follows:
Thanking you for your understanding.I look forward to your earliest reply to my email.
Please send to me the followings.
1) Telephone number
2)Fax number
2)Age and sex.
4) your full name
5) House address.
6) my email for you to reply( gracewilliams144@yahoo.com)
Yours truly
Mrs Grace Williams
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