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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: mr Gordon Williams <mrgordonukl1@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <mrgordonwilliams@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:04:43 +0100
Subject:



Dear Friend My name is Mr. Gordon Williams, a businessman from UK. I have some funds of mine at the tune of $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) which I will want to transfer to your goodself for investment purposes in a Construction Business. 25% of the said funds will be allocated to you for your assistance. This transaction is 100% legal and above board, moreover I had to be very careful about the scams going on all over the world before contacting you since I do not want to be a victim. Do reply if interested for me to give more information and how the transfer will be effected. Mr.Gordon Williams
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