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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: DAVID AND MISS DEBORA WILLIAMS <de_deko2008@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: dav_deborah01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:29:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Dav and Debora Williams .

Dearest one,

I know that this proposal may come to you as a surprise. I got your contact address from the Internet while I was searching for a partner. I am David Williams the son of late Chief Charles Alfred Williams and my sister name is Debora, we are from Sierra Leone but presently residing under political
asylum in Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire. I am 22year and my younger sister is 20years.

Our father was late former Director of Finance, Sierra Leone Diamond and Mining Corporation. He diverted the sum of $5.2 Million (Five Million Two hundred Thousand United State Dollars) acquired from the over influencing of price of sales/purchasing of raw materials, he deposited the money with a
bank here in Abidjan with an instruction that the money will transfer to his foreign partner bank account whose name he was unable to submit before his untimely death.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that I am contacting you, to assist me transfer the said amount US$5.2Million to your private bank account.

All I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars for me to introducing you as our late father's foreign partner:
1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address, telephone and fax number.

I and my sister have mapped out 15% of the total money amount, for your assistance and in case of any other necessary expenses you might insure during this transaction including your telephone calls. Now all our hope is banked on you. You should also promise me and my younger sister to be a father
and mother considering our situation and not to betray us. We will wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, Political and Economic Welfare.

My late father Chief Williams before his death gave me the copies of the deposit agreement and deposit slip issued to him by BANK on the date of deposit, and he advice me to pray to God first, before contacting any foreigner and he warned me strictly that I should avoid African men with their
greedy and evil mind since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.

Dear, this transaction should be kept confidential Please you should know that I do not expose my self to anybody I see. I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because we are political asylum and this money is the hope of our survival in this life, it is important.
Please reply immediately after you must have gone through my proposal feel free to ask questions if any and makes it urgent.

NB:
my late father used me the only son as the beneficiary next of kin on the day of deposit and also told me that I need a foreign assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as
co-beneficiary and partner abroad.

Thanks.

David and Debora Williams.



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