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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: "williamsyarah1 Gazeta.pl" <williamsyarah1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 01:44:15 -0700
Subject: Investment project


*Dear Sir,

I got your contact on this site, which I am also a member. I contacted you
as a reliable, trust worthy and honest person who I can introduce this
transfer Investment project with. My name is williams yarah November 2005,
One Mr Hussien Omar from Iraq National,an gold dealer,who runs gold business
in Ghana to Asia, whom I was accounting officer made a numbered time Deposit
a truck box, valued at USD$10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand
United States dollars) for twelve calendar months in our company.
I am the Chief Security officer crystal Trust financial company, First
Light Kaneshie Accra Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with three kids

Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we
discovered that Mr. Hussien Omar from Iraq , his wife and two children and
wife's parents was died with his family in a bomb blast in Iraq.

My investigation proved that he died with his supposed next of kins in the
bomb blast. The truck box total sum, USD$10,500,000.00 is still in our
company and the dumorage is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. Consequently, I
shall present you to stand in as the next of kin to the late Mr.Hussien
Omar.
Consequently, upon acceptance of this proposal, I will give you
detailed information on how this deal would be carried out.
The money will be shared in the ratio: (65%) for me, (30%) for you, the
remaining (5%) will be kept to recover any expenses made during the process
of the transfer into your account which include both our telephone bills. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law as I will use my position as the
chief security of OPERATIONS' officer to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful execution of this transaction.

I want you to handle everything for me. I have the trust in you and I know
that you will not disappoint me, I don't need to know you for many years to
trust you. If you have an idea of what should be done to carry the money out
of Africa, please tell me I need your advice seriously and I have the
impression that you are a nice gentle person.

Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is required.
On your reply include your

(1)Private telephone online
number and fax................
(2)Your full house or office address.............
(3)Your full names.....
(4)Your personal E-mail........
(5)Your international pass port copy or driving license

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,

Mr. williams yarah*

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