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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: WiilamsFamily <david.grace2@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: mrsalicewilliams64@cantv.net
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:23:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:







Hello Dear,
My name is Alice Williams,The wife of Mr.Joseph Williams a senator during president charls Taylor regime in Liberia.who is receently killed in Liberia.During my husband's regime as a senator,I realized some reasonable amount of money from various deals that I successfully executed and my buisness in the united state of which the Government has block most of my account in the bank of america,trying to leave me with nothing.
Well before my late husband was killed,I secretly put in a trunk box the sum of $17,000,000 million USD (Seventeen million United states dollars) and deposit it in a security and finacial firm abroad.I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing the money for the future of my children since my late husband family's members now monitor all my movement.
I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this money when you claim it.i will give you 15% of the total money for your assistance while 10% for deliverying expense that may occul durring the claiming of the trunk box,if you are willing to help me then reply me back with your full details as written below so that we can proceed.
Your Full Name
You’re Current Residence Address
Your private Telephone Number
Your Private fax Number
Your Age    
Your marital Status
You’re Occupation
A Copy of your ID card or the fisrt page of your international passport.
The requested Information’s above will use to officially introduce you to the security and finacial firm as the new and rightful beneficiary of the trunk box so that they will release it to you.
Best regards
Mrs Alice Williams



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