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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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Fraud email example:

From: william wilson <ww.066@msn.com>
Reply-To: <wilson_wilson0123@voila.fr>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:51:38 +0000
Subject: From William Wilson ( Business Connection )



>From William Wilson ( Business Connection )
Director/office of the chairman
contract awarding committee:
European union construction contract.
Burkina Faso. West Africa.

Dear friend,
I Mr William Wilson, the chairman of contract awarding committee of the European Union construction contract (ecc) in Burkina Faso West Africa. I got your information in a business directory, when I was searching for a reliable, honest and trust worthy person to entrust this business with. I was simply inspired and motivated to pick your contact from the directory. After discussing my view and your profile with my colleagues, they were very much satisfied and decided to contact you immediately for this mutual business relationship. We wish to send out some money United States dollars into your personal or company's bank account.

This fund came from over invoiced contract bills awarded by this organization from the supply of equipments, hard/soft wares, pharmaceuticals/medical items relating to constructing tool's, light and heavy duty vehicles, apparels and other administrative logistics etc for the Burkina Faso projects.

This deal was deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with all the loop holes sealed off. As the chairman of CAC, I have the cooperation and mandate of the financial director and the secretary of the organization. We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different companies from different countries.

It was our consensus opinion to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the facilities to sending out this money from Burkina Faso. This is borne out of our belief in the non-stable and spurious political nature of this sub-region. The original contractors have been duly paid by the bank

This balance is suspended in an account awaiting claims by any foreign company or individual of our choice. We intend to pay out this fund now as the organization is winding up its activities and the goal has been achieved.
Based on the laws and ethics of employment, we as civil servants working under this organization, are not allowed to operate a foreign account. This is the more reason why we needed your assistance to provide an account that can sustain this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive advice, assistance and partnership in your country. It is however agreed, as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the entire sum as compensation.

Upon the receipt of your reply, a form will be sent to you for confirmation and then forwarded to the bank for ratification and subsequent payment. As with the case of all organized (sensitive) and conspired deals, we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost secret in this business. We hope to retire peacefully and lead an honourable business life afterwards. There are no risks involved regards in this business. I suggest you reply me back for more intimate and details discussions. Please reply me to wilson_wilson0123@voila.fr


Yours

Faithfully.
Mr William Wilson

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