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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: Amed William <lodyemartinez@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: amedomard@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 05:30:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello/Urgent


Hello/Urgent
 
 
I am  Amed William  ,son of late Mr and Mrs Omar William . My father was a very wealthy GOLD and  COCOA  merchant who based in ACCRA  GHANA  and ABIDJAN respectively, The economic capital  of cote D'Ivoire.
He  was poisoned to death by his business associate on one of their  business outings.
When  my mother died  on the 21st  october 2000 , My father took me  so special  because I am motherless.
 
Before  the death of my father on the 25th  November  2007. He sincerely called me on his
bed side  and told me  that he had a sum of  8.5M US  DOLLARS (Eight Million five hundred  thousand USA DOLLARS)He kept in one of the Bank Here in Abidjan. He  also used my name to Deposit  the  Money as his only Son for next of kin. He  also explained  to me  that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates, That I  should  seek for a foreign partner in a country  of my choice where I will transfer this  money  and use it for investment purposes, I want you to assist me in transgeering this fund into your  account overseas  as a beneficiary of the fund, and also use it  for  an Investment purpose.
 
I am honourably seeking for your assistance in the following ways.
 
(1)To be my guardian and to help me invest the money proper well in any good business.
(2)To assist me  to transfer the money to your account successfully.
 
(3) To  provide a bank account into which this money would be transfer to.
 
(4)To serve as  the guardian of this fund since I am a Boy of (20)yrs and to help me invest the money proper well in your Country .
 
(5) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country  to further my Education and to secure a residential  permit in your country. Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum  as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this fund to your nominated  account. 
Furthermore,  you can indicate your option towards assisting me.
 
Thanks and God  bless you for your anticipated Co operation.
 
Best Regards,
 
Amed  William
 
 



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