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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: "WILLIAM COLEMAN EZE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <willcolemaneze@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:18:35 +0100
Subject: YOUR CONSIDERATION IS NEEDED

My Dear for your attention only,

I am sorry for this unsolicited approach and regret the inconveniences it might cause you. My name is William Coleman Eze, operational director of a Safe Deposit unit of the central bank of Nigeria{CBN}. It is my privilege to introduce you to a business deal that is purely verifiable and totally risk free. The business deal is about a contractor from Haiti with the Nigeria national petroleum cooperation (NNPC) who completed his contract of $32.730m, Unfortunately this contractor perished in the rubbles of the January 12th 2010 Haiti earthquake leaving no traces of next-of-kin or close relatives assign to the contract as presently this payment has been approved by the presidency and this morning on the payment gazette the concern payment was short listed among those that will be paid through our settling bank in London.

In conformity to the constitution of the CBN, efforts made to trace any of his relatives or a possible HEIR has continued to prove abortive. It is on this juncture that I want to partner with you by introducing you as the only surviving next-of-kin to the deceased beneficiary, In as much as this is a deal between both of us and I am privileged to be in the position of attesting and certifying your position and claims as the next-of-kin to the late beneficiary, I can assure and guarantee 100% success of this deal before inception as no one outside me is privileged to this information.

Once you state your interest to partner with me in this deal, I will throw more light on the modalities and discuss thus what will be earned by both parties and how we can be able to move very effectively to get this accomplished. If for any reason you do not intend to participate kindly notify me

Please do not hesitate to get back to me.

Best regards

WILLIAM COLEMAN EZE
Tel: 234-7038406743

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