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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Tony=20Williams?=" <tonwilliams@wanadoo.es>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:22:48 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE( NO ONFRONT PAYMENT)


tonwill@myway.com

Dear sir/Ma
I am Barrister Richard Daramola, a solicitor at law. I am the personal =
attorney to late Mr. PITT GUILLORY, a national of the UNITED STATES OF =
AMERICA, who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company in N=
igeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2000, my client, his wife andtheir only daughter w=
ere involved in a car accident along sagbama express road. All occupant=
s of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made=
several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients ext=
ended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several=
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you.=20

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US8.5=
million dollars left behind by my client before it gets confisicated o=
r declared unserviceable by the ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED) wher=
e this huge amount were deposited. The said BANK has issued me a notice=
to provide the next of kin or have the account confisicated within the=
next fourteen official working days.For the fact that I have been unsu=
ccesfull in locating the relatives for over 7 years now, I seek the con=
sent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased, so that the fru=
it of the old man's labour will not be squandered by some corrupt Nige=
rians that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, I have decided to give you 35% of this amount, 65% for me. a=
nd then discuss the modalities for the transfer. Tthis ia because i w=
ill bear all expenses that will be ivolved for the transfer. I have all=
necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for cl=
aim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see=
this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement tha=
t will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch thro=
ugh this email address tonwill@myway.com with me through or Advise me o=
n when best to call you.

you will not spend any money as i have already made provision for the e=
xpenses.

Best regards,
Barrister Tony Williams

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