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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:33:51 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Please I am seeking for your attention to help me (GOD Blessing You and me).



Dearest one,
Abidjan, Cote 'd lvoire
West Africa.
Email :
 
I am Miss Nancy Williams.  Please I am seeking for your attention to help me retrieve a Trunk Box Deposited in a Security Copmany by My late father. The trunk box contains ($5.5 000 000.00) five million five hundred thousand Us Dollars.
 
I am Miss Nancy Williams.  ,20 years old and the only daughter of my late parents,I want you to help me to transfer this trunk box into your country for investment.  If you can be of assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 10% of the total fund.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Miss Nancy Williams. 


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