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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 Morris <willicha@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:52:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Eagerly awaiting your reply.




Attention; Dear,



With a very desperate need for this assistance, I am seeking your assistance to evacuate the sum of Twenty One Million, Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars to your country or any other safe country of your choice, as far as I an be assured that this money will be safe in your care until I come over to met you after the transfer.



By introduction I am Mr William Morris a banker by profession From Burkina Faso in West Africa and currently holding the post of an external auditor in accounting, under legal section of bank. I work under trust swore by government. Due to my position in this bank, I was called and asked to reveal a successor of some accounts in the bank; on the process, I found out that some fund was left without indication of successor in the electronics’ files and other book keeping file of the originator account.



It was by then I assume it to be a great opportunity to convert this money into Non investment account without beneficiary. Based on my personal banking experience, it had happened in the pass, when fund left like this without indication and after years the fund automatically transferred to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund, that experience ignited my thought to this venture.



This fund is ready to transfer immediately you accept to work with me and reconfirm to me your complete information as to enable me register your information to the bank as the right owner of this fund, after the registration you will apply to this bank for immediate transfer of this money to any of your comfortable account over there. The registration I am to made with your name, and information is authentication prove that you are legal confirmable owner of the money. Of which the bank’s management will confirms by them.



I am interested in establishing and operating a very viable business as a means of investment abroad after I get this fund transferred, I do not know too well on how this is done in your country, so I will need your help in this regard after we get this fund transfer. My preference is any good profit yielding business and I would appreciate any viable ideas you could come up with after this transfer.



Upon your response, I will configure your name on our database as holder of the Non-Investment Account. I will then guide you on how to apply to this bank for immediate transfer of this money to your account over there for our mutual benefit. Your share will be 40% out of the total money after the transfer



Yours Faithfully

Mr William Morris

Tel/ 00226 78266157

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