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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: "GOODLUCK LADI WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ladigoodluckwilliams@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:13:11 +0100
Subject: I COUNT ON YOUR SURPORT AND ASSISTANCE

My Dear

My name is CHIEF LADI WILLIAMS, an Attorney at law. and a senior advocate of Nigeria.
I got your contact from your local directory while searching for a
Respectable and Trustworthy fellow to assist us in an Unclaimed Fund
Deposit of US$11.8Million (Eleven Million, Eight Hundred
UnitedStatesDollars) belonging to our deceased Client.

Our late client was a 78 years Old American Catholic Holy Ghost
priestpostedhere to Nigeria in the 80's on a Missionary Work; he lived all hislife here and owned an NGO (Non- Governmental Organization) that
receives Financial Aid (Grant) from the United Nation.

He died of Asthma, and since then no one have come forward to claim this fund he deposited in a Bank here, which he intended to donate to Charity homes as he has been doing.

The Directors of the Bank have issued our firm a notice as his private
Attorney that my late clients Deposit is over due for claim.I have tried to search on the Internet to locate any of his relative abroad on whose account this Fund can be paid into without success.

Dear, we wish to present you as the beneficiary/next of kin to my deceased Client fund. I want to assure you that this does not involve any risk, since I,his Attorney is presenting you as his Beneficiary. Every legal documents will be dully procured to ensure a successful and legal claim of the fund on our behalf, else, this fund will be confisticated and directed to the Federal Account.

Kindly go through the sharing Ratio. You will get $3Million USD as your
share,while i get $3Million USD, we will use $5.8Million USD to establish an orphanage home in any Country of our choice as my client wished, while the balance will be set aside for any expenses that we may incur while processing this transaction.

I will give you more details about this transaction when I receive your
affirmative response. Meanwhile kindly send me the
FollowingsInformation's,
Full Name:
Age:
Your occupation:
Address:
Telephone number, including your cell phone
Banking information:

Please keep this information as CONFIDENTIAL as possible.Anticipating
your prompt and affirmative response.
Above all,i need an assurance on your relaibility and eligibility as my partner in progress.

Yours Sincerely,
CHIEF LADI WILLIAMS

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