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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: Marion Williams <marion_williams112000@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: marionwilliamsmw@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 23:25:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ADVISE IS NEEDED

Dear Friend,

It is my considered opinion to invest a certain amount of money my Father left for me as an inheritance in your country. this money is ready for disbursement in your Country as i write this message to you . it will be occured to you that there will be no any upfront payment for such transaction as
all the fees has been paid.

l was impressed after going through your local directory and find your profile, and i deemed it wise to contact you for a business partnership. my names are Marion Williams from Sierra-Leone, i studied in United Kingdom on African Religion History where i obtained my masters degree including my
young sister Zinabu Williams. This money was found after we return to Africa which we left years back before the arrest of Fuddy Sanko my grand Father who later died at the prison due to poor condition of his health by war crime tribunal set-up by the United Nations in Sierra-Leone.

Basically,your involvement in this project is to secure this money as you know that all my grand Fathers`access has been confiscated during Tejan Kabbah regime by the Sierra-Loene Government. Recently three people find guilty by the Tribunal got 50years and 25yrs respectively.

l want you to embarge on this project that has upto $100,000.000usd (Hundred million dollars) worth of Diamonds which i will send you the types including the karats as we make progress, also in the box was a cash of $500,000.000usd (fIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS) Deposited at one the security
Company in Ivory Coast which i have the certificate of Deposit in my possession. this the security company which did not know the contents of the five trunck boxes which my grand Father Fuddy Sanko deposited in their vault and i employed you to do the same for security reasons.

lt will be a collective ideas to excelin this business, that tustworthness and honesty will help alot based on the volume of money that is involved. it will be transperant in everything we are going to do to get the fund into your desinated area as it will be my pleasure.

Thanks for your anticipation ,as i wait to hear your positive response for commencement.

Yours Faithfully,
Marion Williams.


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