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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: amanda williams <amdw012@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:19:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: VERY URGENT REPLY NEEDED!!!


My Dear Rolando ,

Please i do understand your posesion and your fear about what have been telling for the past one week now.but i want you to know that there is something like what you are trying to elude.and i am telling you that this is real and all that i have been telling is truth and nothing but the real truth ok.if you want to us to work together and recover this fund ok.let me have your full informations like your direct phone number and you full home address so that i will let you have the contact of where this fund is found in Europe so that you call to talk with them yourself.

About how i got your email address, i found your address email in the net when i was looking for some one to assist me and i found your address and i prayed toward it and i wrote you for the help i need as i was looking for some one who will tell me the truth.
I never know any body from Ghana please i have never been to Ghana eighter.

Please i think that i have answered all the questions that you have been asking me for the past one week so please do go ahaed and let me have all the informations that i need so that i will talk with the security company about you and also forward the letter to them so that they will know you when you might have contacted them later.

I want to ask you this question.1 are you married??? Do you have family???have you children???Do you rely want to assist me???

Please i will be very happy if you get back to me as urgent.

Thanks.

Amanda.


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