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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. Williams Morrow" <mr.williamsmorrow68@msn.com>
Reply-To: <williamsmorrow@live.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:37:16 +0000
Subject: POF



Ref: WM/ITN/233/08
Kind Attention Required:

I have gone
through your profile which informed my contemplation to enquire in
confidence, we can jointly do some genuine and legal stock transfer
trading together based on a Joint Venture.

I have an operative
international certified acceptable Medium Term Note Stock (Program) le,
which I was thinking we could work with you to reassign the account to
your name, and I assume as so said of you to be powerful in the
financial, that after the reassignment, the amount would be transferred
to your bank account.

The principal amount of the POF is US$100
Million, and I have already worked out modalities to execute the
transfer successfully; hence I ask of you to confirm ASAP whether or
not you are interested.

The BOE is an irrevocable Bank
Operative Instrument, which you can use as collateral to bank against a
loan immediately we fully reassign to you, which means your bank can
even borrow against it. I shall send you evidence of funds which once
can still through bank-to-bank confirm Existence.

I would
appreciate that you get back to me upon receipt of this important mail
on your opinion towards a lasting business relationship.

Respectfully,

Mr. Williams Morrow

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