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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: Wendy Alan Williams <misswendy.williams@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:41:49 +0000
Subject: Please My Dearest This Message Is Respectfully Yours!


Please My Dearest This Message Is Respectfully Yours!



I am writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow from my heart. With due
respect , trust and humanity, i appeal to you to exercise a little patient
and read through my letter, I wish to contact you personally for a long
term business relationship and investment assistance in your Country so i
feel quite safe dealing with you in this important help to me I having gone
through your remarkable profile, honestly' i got your profile in Google
data base when i was searching for a reliable person who could stand as my
Trustee, i will really like to have a good relationship with you and i have
a special reason why i decided to contact you, i decided to contact you due
to the urgency of my situation, Alan Williams Wendy is my name, a girl of
23yrs of age, a single British girl of my beloved father. My beloved father
was a pilot before he died; he died on a 20th Oct 2005… Safari plane
crashed.


You can read more about the crash through the below site:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ane-crash.html

After the burial of my father, my stepmother take away conspired and sold
my father's property to an Italian Expert rate which she did just because
my mother is an Africa woman and live nothing for me. I am constrained to
contact you because of the abuse I am receiving from my wicked stepmother.
She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from
me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father. Meanwhile i wanted to
escape to the USA but she hides away my international passport and other
valuable travelling documents. Luckily she did not discover where i kept my
fathers File which contains important documents I take it away due the
condition of thing at that moment with me. So I decided to run to the
refugee camp where i am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations
High Commission for the Refugee here in Ouagadougou, Republic of Burkina
Faso.


One faithful morning, I opened my father's briefcase and found out the
documents which he has deposited huge amount of money in bank in Burkina
Faso with my name as the next of kin and also a copy letter of authority to
the bank with my name. I travelled to Burkina Faso to withdraw the money
for a better life so that I can take care of myself and start a new life,
on my arrival to the bank, the Bank Director whom I met in person told me
that my father's instruction a letter of authority and will to the bank is
that the money would only be release to me when I am married or present a
trustee who will help me and invest the money in overseas. I am in search
of an honest and reliable person who will help me and stand as my trustee
so that I will present him to the Bank for the transfer of the fund to his
bank account in overseas. I have chosen to contact you after my prayers and
I believe that you will not betray my trust. But rather take me as your own
sister or your daughter.


Although, you may wonder why I am so fast to revealing myself to you
without knowing you, well I will say that my mind convinced me that you may
be the true person to help me, My father of blessed memory deposited the
sum of ($16. 800,000) Sixteen Million eighth Hundred thousand U.S Dollars
in Bank with my name as the next of kin. However, I shall forward you with
the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for
the transfer and statement of the fund in your country. As you will help me
in an investment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i was in my
1year in the university when my beloved father died. It is my intention to
compensate you with 30% of the total money for your services and the
balance shall be my capital in your establishment. As soon as I receive
your positive response showing your interest I will put things into action
immediately. In the light of the above. I shall appreciate an urgent
message indicating your ability and willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely.


Awaiting your urgent and positive respond. Please do keep this only to your
self alone for now until the bank will transfer the fund. Please I beg you
not to disclose it till because my stepmother want to take over my life
because of the those document on my father briefcase so please don’t
disclose till i come over because I am afraid of my wicked stepmother who
has threatened to kill me and have the money alone will with my name also,
I thank God Today that am out from my country (Tanzania) but now In
(Burkina Faso) where my father deposited these money with my name as the
next of Kin, please maybe you may like to call me with the office number
of the rev father +22660788176 here in the Mission camp and ask of Wendy
Alan Williams that stays in the female hostel room 12, Block C when you
call he will send for me.. This my Email I D. misswendy.williams@yandex.com


Yours Sincerely
Miss Wendy Alan Williams.

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