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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: frank willaim <frank_willaim01@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: f_willaim@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 21:40:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WITH TRUST


From:Mr. FRANK Willaim
E-mail:frank_willaim@yahoo.co.uk

Dear,

Please, I want you to read this mail carefully and consider my present need for assistance. My name is Mr. Mr. FRANK Willaim and I am the man who the detained ex-president of Liberia, MR CHARLES TAYLOR, used in moving out money from Liberia to all part of the world. I just moved out some amount of money worth $15.5m, which I put in a consignment coupled with a few Art materials with the help of a diplomat to Europe, This consignment will arrive there in a few days time , that is why I am contacting you as I want you to help me go there and claim the consignment on my behalf because I cannot travel out of the country presently, due to the fact that I am still in hiding since the present government of Liberia have declared me wanted and I believe that soon the Liberia Government will want to question me about the fund the detained ex-president of Liberia, CHARLES TAYLOR have been moving out of the country.

So, I decided to moved this money in cash and out of the country to at least where to lay my hand on if every thing he owned are gone. That is why I want this to be confidential between both of us. You may copy and paste this site for more information: http://www.government.nl/actueel/nieuwsarchief/2006/06June/20/0-42-1_42-81017.jsp.

As soon as you indicate your interest to help me claim the consignment, I will send to the diplomat your full name, your telephone Number for him to contact you and inform you on how to meet with him and claim the box. The diplomat has no idea of the true content of the consignment, I have lied to him that the content are photographic documents. Since the notes are in form of photographic bills to enabling it pass any currency detector device at any airport around the world, so that the cash will not be confiscated by any airport authorities.

It’s after the claim that I will purchase your company's product or (otherwise) in a way of recycling my money back home or invest in your country in a profitable business based on your advice. I will offer you 15% of the principal capital before investment and 10% of the net profit after investment which you are going to handle for me.

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks and God bless you for assisting me.

Mr. FRANK Willaim,


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