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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: doramangawilliams <d.mangawilliams00@fbics.net>
Reply-To: d.doramangawilliams@hotmail.fr
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:10:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Miss Dora
>From Miss Dora
I am persuaded to reach you by faith believing that you will accept this offer in good faith. I am Miss Dora Manga Williams, the daughter of late Mr Manga Williams a Hutsi by tribe . My late father left the sum of US$7.5 Million for me as the beneficiary and I want you to invest this fund in a lucrative business venture in your country.
As you may be aware of the not too far ethnic clashes between the Hutsi's and the Tutsi's which resulted in the 1994 genocide , uptil now the Tutsi's have vowed to revenge and just last month the Tutsi's came to our village and killed my father including my mother late at midnight.
This money is of no criminal origin as it was made from the profit my late father made from private minning. My father was a private gold license miner in the eastern province of Goma, now i want to move this money abroad and invest it in a profitable ventures as time is now ripe for such move as there is no hope for me any longer in Congo Democratic Republic .Every single document relating to this money is kept intact with me in the church compound where i am taking refuge
What I ask of you is :
1.To assist me retrieve the money from the security vault company here and invest this fund to any stable country abroad.
2.To make arrangements with the financial house to transfer the money in your country or any country nearer you
3.To assist me invest this money in a profitable business venture in your country or any other suitable country where you have good connections.
4.To manage this fund in a profitable manner preferably a joint venture.
5.To help me relocate after the successful lodging of this fund into your account in your country
I will give you 20% for your kind assistance to me. I will give you further details as soon as I hear from you.Please,
I wait for your response.
Best wishes
Miss Dora Manga Williams
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