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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: "Juliet Williams" <julwilliams01@hoymujer.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:48:21 -0500
Subject: Good Day.


From Juliet Williams Sangster,
Rue 11 pb 749 pb des Arts Cocody,
Abidjan-Ivory Coast West Africa,

Good Day Beloved One.

I hope I do not cause you much embarrassment by contacting you through
this means for a transaction of this magnitude, but this is due to
confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium, sorry my
English is not very good.

Furthermore, due to this issue on my hands now, it became necessary
for me to seek your assistance, and it is imperative for me to know
your opinion.

My name is Juliet Williams. 23 years old, a Citizen of Sierra Leone.
My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the civil war
after loosing my mother and two of my senior brothers in the war.

As a result of the political instability in my country even after the
war, my father established his cocoa and coffee export business here
in Bouake Ivory Coast, a Central city of Ivory Coast to negotiate for
the purchase
of a cocoa plantation when he was shot and killed by the rebel troupes
fighting to take over the government of the country on the 22nd
September 2002.

The death of my father has now made me an orphan and thereby exposing
me to danger.

Before the unfortunate death, my late father made a deposit of $11.4m,
(Eleven million four hundred thousand United States Dollars) in one of
the Bank here in Abidjan-Ivory Coast.

As a result of the present insecurity of lives and property in this
country, I wish to request for your to assist me stand as my late
Father's Foreign business partner, to enable you apply for the
withdraw of funds from their bank.

To also assist me with a letter of invitation that will make me get a
visa to your country and residence permit in order for me to continue
my education and to invest the fund together with you in a profitable
business venture.

I am willing to offer you 15% while 5% will been earmarked for any
expenses you may incur during the period of the transfer.

If this is acceptable to you, send me a mail urgently, so that we can
discuss further on this matter, including your full contact
information.

Have a nice day as I look forward to hear from you soon.

My regards to you.
Juliet Williams.

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