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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: "seran williams" <seran22005@gmail.com>
Reply-To: seran2022@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:52:13 +0200
Subject: FROM: MR. SERAN WILLIAMS


FROM: MR. SERAN WILLIAMS
Good Day
This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent
need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I
got your contact from yahoo tourist search while I was searching for a
foreign partner. I assured of your capability and reliability to champion
this business opportunity when I prayed to God about you.
I am a Manager to Dr Yaser Taymullah Muwaffaq, ($10.2Million Dollars) belong
to late Dr. Yasser Taymullah Muwaffaq. FROM Saudi Arabia. Who died along
with his entire family in the Egyptians plane crash on 6th January 2004, The
money was deposited in metal box in one security company here in Abidjan ,
No I don't know any of his family and I have document cover this fund with
me . I am now seeking for your assistance to make the money transfer to you.

Hence; I am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared
between us in the ratio of 60/40 if you agree to handle this business with
me. Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I
receive your return mail immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Please indicate your willingness by sending the below information for more
Clarification and easy communication.For more information email me at:
seran2022@tiscali.cz

YOUR FULL NAME....................

OCCUPATION............................

CONTACT ADDRESS.................

AGE..........................................

MARITAL STATUS......................

PHONE NUMBER......................

Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Thanks & Best Regards,
MR.SERAN WILLIAMS

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