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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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Fraud email example:

From: sandra Williams <sandra10will@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: sandra10will@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:01:22 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MISS SANDRA WILLIAMS


FROM MISS SANDRA WILLIAMS
Rue 212 cocodi abidjan
cote d'ivoire west africa.
Dearest one.
With due respect and humility i write this letter to you which i believe you will be of great assistance to me.i am MISS SANDRA WILLIAMS 25 years of age,the only daughter of late MR DAVID WILLIAMS,my father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in abidjan, the economic capital of cote d'ivoire.before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discause on a business.while my mother died on the 21st october 1984,my father took me so special because i am motherless,before the death of my father on 29th november 2004 in a private hospital here in abidjan.he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has the sum of (us$11.500.000)eleven million five hundred thousand united staes dollars in a metalick trunk box.
left in a security company here in abidjan,he let me know that the security company did not know the content of the box because he registered it as a family valueble personal for security reasons,that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in deposit of the fund.he also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business assocoates.
that i should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money for investment purpose and to further my education.sir i contacted you to assist me and claim out this box of money which my late father deposited in the security company and transfer it to your country.so that i can come over your country immediately for investment.
however,sir i have accepted to offer you 15% of the total sum for any expenses which might have incurred during the process of transferring and also as a compensation for your effort/input after the succesfull transfer of this money to your country overseas.
furthermore,you can indicate your option towards assisting me as i believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven(7)days you signify your interest to assist me.
I am expecting to hear from you soon.
thanks and GOD bless you
MISS SANDRA WILLIAMS


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