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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: "johnwilliam7 Gazeta.pl" <johnwilliam7@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 21:01:40 +0200
Subject: HELLO RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY


Antt; Dear

How are you my friend, I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from
Paraguay.

Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of the
total sum. meanwhile,I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary,his name is Mr. williams emma EMAIL ADDRESS:
williams_emma_2005@yahoo.fr ask him to send you the total $1.200,000.00
Million Dollars in cash which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
collective efforts at that time so feel free and get in touch with my
secretary and instruct him where to send the amount to you by recomfirming
your address to him as it is bellow.

your full name.................
home or office address............
phone number..................
country location................
YOUR AGE .......................

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the suffer at that time. in the moment, I am very busy here in
Paraguay because of the investment projects which myself and the new partner
are having at hand without confrontations, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that money,
so feel free to get in touch with Mr williams Emma my secretary he will
send the amount to you without any delay.

Thanks.

Your regards.
MR. John William

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