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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: "kata williams" <willykata@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 21:51:29 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS INTEREST {LIBERTY BANK PLC}

*FROM THE DESK OF WILLIAMS N.KATA
LIBERTY BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
LIBERTY BANK HEADQUARTERS LIBERTY HOUSE
LAGOS NIGERIA .

Dear,

I am Williams N. Kata, the head of Treasury Department with the liberty
Bank of Nigeria Plc. (Liberty Bank Headquarters) liberty House, Lagos ¡V
Nigeria .
It is with belief and trust that I send you this obvious and sensitive
business proposal to enable me and my colleagues remit the sum of
USD$20.5 Million (Twenty Million, Five hundred Thousand United States
Dollars Only) into your account.

This amount belongs to ENGR. WOLF GANG ANDERSON from Sweden an
operation account number 0130648335800 an expatriate with (STRABAG NIGERIA
PLC.) and has been operating it since the past 14 years (fourteen years)
until November 7th 1996 when he died as a result of plane crash of ADC
Airline with the flight number being 747 from Port Harcourt, River State
to Lagos at the Ejiri River near Lagos where the incident happened.

Meanwhile, the total sum in the account is now USD$24 Million (Twenty
Four Million United States Dollars Only). USD$24 Million was the total
sum, USD$20.5 Million amount to be withdrawn, USD$3.5 Million Banks
commission interest.


Now we have financially agreed, my colleagues and I to arrange with you
a as a reliable foreign partner who will assist us by claiming to be
the next of kin to the account owner who died in plane crash. The entire
ground work would be carried out by us. We are contacting you because
by law, we are precluded from operating any foreign bank account while
in service.

If it interests you to assist, please feel free to contact me through
the above email addresses for the attention of WILLIAMS N. KATA.

METHOD/MODE OF SHARING:-
A. Total sum with account = USD$24 Million
B. Amount to be withdrawn = USD$20.5 Million
C. Myself and my colleagues = USD$12 Million
D. Account holder (That's you) = USD$7Million
E. Incidental expenses = USD$1.5 Million
F. Banks commission interest = USD$3.5 Million.

Finally, I would highly appreciate it if you could make up your mind
for us to do the business, which will be of great mutual benefit to both
of us. Thanking you for you kind co-operation and remain blessed as we
look forward to hearing from you soonest.

My sincere regards,

WILLIAMS N. KATA.

*

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