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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: "mrs edith williams" <edith003@hosanna.net>
Reply-To: edith.william001@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:15:16 +0100
Subject: MRS EDITH WILLIAMS/SON.


FROM MRS EDITH WILLIAMS/SON
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC.
TEL: 00229 935-851-51 .

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU AFTER MY MUCH CONSIDERATION, l AM MRS
LYDIA DANIEL THE WIFE OF LATE MR EDWORD DANIEL FROM COTONOU IN REPUBLIC OF
BENIN. I AM 48 YEARS OFAGE, MYHUSBAND OWNS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF
COCOA AND GOLD IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC MY
COUNTRY.

AFTER HIS TRIP TO ABIDJAN COTE D'IVIORE TO NEGOTIATEON A COCOA AND GOLD
BUSINESS HE WANTED TO INVEST IN ABIDJAN . ONE WEEK HE CAME BACK FROM HIS
TRIP TO ABIDJAN HE HAD A MOTORACCIDENT WITH MY DOURTHER WHICH MY DOURTHER
DIED INSTANTLY BUT MY HUSBANDDIED AFTER FIVE DAYS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN
MY COUNTRY .

IT WAS LIKE MY HUSBAND KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DIE MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN
PREFECT PEACE . HE DISCLOSED TO ME AND ME AND FIRST SON THAT HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF ($ 15,500,000) FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN COTONOU,

THAT THE MONEY WAS MEANT FOR HIS COCOA AND GOLD BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
ESTABLISH IN ABIDJAN .

MY HUSBAND HANDED ME THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE LODGMENT AND INSTRUCTED ME
AND MY ONLY SON TO SEEK FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY BUSINESS PARTNER FOR
OUR LIFE TIME INVESTMENT, THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ,

NOW I HAVE SUCCEEDED IN LOCATING THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTONOU AND I
HAVE TOLD THEM OUR PLAN TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGEN PARTNER WHO WILL ASSIST US TO
LIFT THE CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT AS FAMILY VALUABLES.SO
FOR NOW THE SECURITY COMPANY DID NOT KNOW THE REAL CONENTS OF THE BOXES.

NOW I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP US PROVIDE AN ACCOUNT
FACILITY WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IT IN
ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY BECAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY HOPE IN LIFE
.

I AND MY SON HAVE PROMISED TO GRATIFY YOU WITH 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR
KIND ASSISTANCE .

I AM WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU OR YOU CAN CALL ME IMMEDIATELY SO
THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY FOR MORE DISCUSSION .

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON .

YOURS SINCERELY Alternativee mail Address)edith_williams001@yahoo.com

MRS EDITH WILLIAMS/SON.

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