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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: Anthony Williams <anthony_williams_koffi@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <williamskoffi_family@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 20:55:18 +0200
Subject: I write to you with an absolute Confidence for you to assist me.



FROM MASTER ANTHONY WILLIAMS.RESIDANCE LA VARUE.LOT 12 AVE 15 RUE 32. TRECHVILLE.ABIDJAN. IVORY COAST. W.A. Dearest , I write to you with an absolute Confidence for you to assist me. My name is ANTHONY WILLIAMS.

The only Son of late Chief WILLIAMS KOFFI from the republic of SIERRA LEONE who was a wealthy Gold and Cocoa marchant in Abidjan here in Côte d'Ivoire before his death in 2003.
My father was poisonesd to death by his business associate on one of their business outings on March 2003,while my mother died when I was a baby. Before the death of my father in a private Hospital here in Abidjan,He called me on his bed side and Informed me that he had a sum of($9.5M) (Nine Million,Five Hundred thousand US dollars)deposted here in Abidjan.
My late father Consealed this money in METALIC SAFE/CASE and deposited it in a SECURITY AND SAVINGS COMPANY in Abidjan Here. My Father Registered the saving case as a FAMILY VALUABLE ITMES and the company did not know that the content of it is money till today. He used my name as the next of kin to deposit the METAL CASE as his only Son. He explained to me that for Security Reasons,that He made agreement with the Savings company that it will be Claimed by his foreign partner as the benneficiary but in case of accident or Death,that his son who is the next of kin will supply the information of the benneficiary for the Retrieval.


My father warned me to hide the documents of this deposit and advised me to keep it off from any person in this country and that I should seek for a foreign Trusted person in a country of my choice who will stand by my side as a foreign partner to Claim the SAFE from the the Security & Savings company and use the money in it for investment and start a new life.
I am suffering now and My only hope currently is the money in the metal case. To this end, I humbly want you to assist me for claiming and for transfering the money in this METAL CASE to your account in your country and help me to Relocate and invest this money into a profitable business. 1. Can you honestly help me as your own bloodrelation ? 2. I have decided to offer you 20% percentage of the total amount for your assistance towards this. I wait for ur Response through this email adress(williamskoffi_family@yahoo.fr)for me to give you more details. As soon as I hear from you,am going to send you my picture wfor you to know me and also give you the details of the deposit with the contact of the Security Company. Please keep this transaction is strictly confidential. yours,ANTHONY WILLIAMS
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