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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: Elizabeth Williams <eli_williams20@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: lord4alllelizabethwilliams@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:35:54 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: FROM ELIZABETH.


FROM ELIZABETH: A CRY FOR ASSISTANCE.
Dearest one,

I used this means of communications because of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me. However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going into a profitable business relationship with you.


I am Ms. Elizabeth Williams The only child of late Mr and Mrs. Adams Williams, My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Cost before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21St October 1996, my father took me so special because I am motherless at the age of 10, before the death of my father on 29Th June 2005 in a private hospital here in Abidjan. He secretly called me on his sick bedside and told me that he has a sum of US$ 2,500,000. ( Two million Five Hundred United States Dollars ) that he deposited in a bank here in Abidjan the economical capital of Ivory Coast, that he used my name as his only daughter for the next of kin in depositing the money at the bank.

He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, that I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where I will transfer the money and use it for investment purpose, (such as real estate management). I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1. To come down to Ivory Coast and assist me bank to see that the money is transferred direct into byour bank account, so that we can both move back to your country)

(2. To serve as the guardian of this money and as also a foreign partner to my late father since I am a girl of 21 years)

(3. To make arrangement after the money has been transferred for me to come over to your country after. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum as compensation for your effort / input and 15% in any investment that you will invest for me, as my partner, while 5% of the total sum incase any expenses may occure for the transfer.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) banking days if you signify interest to assist me. I will appreciate your early respones.

Best Regards.
Elizabeth Williams.


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¿Con Mascota por primera vez? - Sé un mejor Amigo
Entra en Yahoo! Respuestas.

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