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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: "Mr. James C. Williams." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.gratefulwhalesrichard@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:14:04 -0700
Subject: CONTACT FOR YOUR FUNDS MY DEAR FRIEND.

Dear Friend,


How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope this e-mail meet you in perfect condition and faith. I am using this wonderful opportunity to thank you towards your great effort to our unfinished transfer of your winning check to you as a winner, due to logistic reasons or the other best known to you I want to inform you that I have successfully cleared the check to someone else who was capable of assisting me in this great venture call Rev. Whales Richard, due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of $450,000.00 ( Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State Of America Dollars I have authorized a good man Rev. Whales Richardwhere I deposited my money to issue you an International certified bank draft cashable at your bank and any bank world wide.




My dear friend I will like you to contact Rev. Whales Richard for the collection of this international Certified bank draft, for easier and faster response from Rev. Whales Richard try to forward or send this particular note to him so he will know I did send you this .

Failure might not be good though he is a Godly man.


The Name and Contact address of the Rev Whales Richard is as follows.


Rev. Whales Richard.
TEL:011234 8089-586-610
+234 8089-586-610
Contact Email: rev.gratefulwhalesrichard@gmail.com


Contact Rev. Whales Richard at the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and my new partner are having at hand In London and in the Asian continent that needs to be worked on and accomplished. Finally remember that I have forwarded all instruction to Rev. Whales Richard on your behalf to send the bank draft of Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand United State of America Dollars to you as soon as you contact him without delay.

I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart as time goes on you will know me better.

Thanks and God be you and your family.

Your's Faithfully,
Mr. James C. Williams.


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