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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: Anna Williams <anna202w@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: anna20_williams@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:04:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Anna


Dearest,

I am sending you this proposal with deep concerned as to seek for your help out of my present situation.

I am Miss Anna Williams, the only daughter of (Late) Mr. & Miss John Williams, my mother died when I was only six years old of age then my father been a caring man took very good care of me till May 5TH 2007 that all my joy turn to sorrow on one of his business trip to Dubai, they got a plane crash which cost his life with Kenya Airways in Cameroon.

There is this amount of (US $5 .7M) (Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) which my father deposited in the Bank here in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire before his untimely death. My father was a highly reputable business man, he deals in Café and Cocoa seeds. He died on the 5th May 2007 in a plane crash on his way to Dubai. See the BBCNEWS website of the crash. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm

Now I have decided to invest this money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Cote d'Ivoire due to political crisis here in my country. I want you to help me transfer and invest this money in any lucrative business in your country considering my age and not having any experience about investment-especially of the magnitude this will require.

I want immediately the money is transferred to you I will come over to your country to continue my education under your care . If you can be of a sincere assistance to me ,please do get back to me for more details. I await your immediate response.

Thanks and God bless you.
Miss Anna Williams.

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