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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: MARK WILLIAMS <get.backtous@live.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:20:20 -0400
Subject: SWIFT RESPONSE NEEDED

PARTNER MANAGING
MARK WILLIAM SOLICITORS
 
Notification of Bequest
 
Attention:Beneficiary,
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Prof Roger
Michael Needham. I once again try to notify you as my earlier  letter was returned
undelivered.
 
I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on
the WILL.I wish to notify you that late Prof Roger Michael Needham made you a
beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Fifteen Million
United States Dollars to you in the Condicile and last testament
to his WILL.
 
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you with the current upsurge in
cyber crime and the likes, but it is for real and true. Being a widely
traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were
nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good.
Prof Roger Michael Needham, an engineer/Computer scientist who worked as
Director, Microsoft Research limited,Cambridge before he died on 1st
March in the year 2003 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Needham),
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/04/12/db1201.x
ml),and was patron/life member of the Royal Academy of Engineering and also
memberof various societies and organisations .
 
He was a very dedicated Christianwholoved to give out.
His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time one of
which was the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Late Roger Michael Needham died on the 1st March in the year 2003 at the
age of 68 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
 
 
According to him this money is to support humanitarian/philanthropic
activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you
as I amhopeful, endeavour to get back to me with these information for final confirmation
and Notorization.
 
 
(1) Full Name
 2) Home Address
(3) Valid Contact Telephone Lines
(4) Personal Identification
 (5) Age and Occupation
 
 
I hope to hear from you in no distant time. A call would be well
appreciated.

Note: You are advised to contact me through my secured,
E-mail me on fedgvnt@live.com
 
Yours in Service,
MARK WILLIAMS ESQ.
 
Disclaimer:
The content of this message is meant to be received by the addressee only.
Use of the content of this message by anyone other than the addressee without the
consent of the MARK WILLIAMS SOLICITORS is unlawful. If you have received this
message but are not the addressee, please contact the sender immediately and
destroy the message.No rights can be derived from the content of this message
 
SWIFT RESPONSE NEEDED

 

 

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