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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: esther williams <mrsestherwilliamss@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:23:56 +0100
Subject: Please my Dear I am mrs Esther Williams from Sierra Leone,

FROM: Mrs.Esther Williams.
CONFIDENTIAL


Dear

I am writing with my personal respect in regards to my family venture
in your country, I am researching for Good firm as a reliable,
Trustworthy and God fearing. I got your contact through the help of
chamber of commerce .In deed I am the wife of Late MR KOVO Williams.
from Sierra Leone. I and My two children are presently staying in
Burkina Faso as Refugees; my husband was one of the Ministers of
Johnny Paul Koromah's regimes in Sierra Leone.During the intervention
of the ECOLOGY Soldiers to restore the presidency of Alhaji Tejan
KABBAH from Johnny Koromah’s, my husband was among the 23 executed
Ministers. As our breadwinner is dead (my husband) and our stays in
Sierra Leone are no more save, I and my two children decided to move
to Burkina Faso a Neighbouring African Country for safety. Due to our
Status in Burkina Faso as refugees I was forced to Lodge our family
funds (USD $15million) in finance house.

Ever since then we have been receiving help from our Mission, because
we are staying in one of the Visitor's villa in the church premises
and attends Fellowship and worship fully. I hope you will be Touched
to understand my request.

We have agreed to invest our money valuable in any overseas country
through your assistance and Directives. You will provide or look for a
lucrative venture where this money can be invested on, before
proceeding, we will get to be more familiar and also go into an
Understanding working agreement because our family's Future now
depends on this money. The boxes containing the money and treasures
were all deposited and Registered as a family treasures. This was done
for Security reasons.

We would like to know what you will take as your Percentage for
assisting us. We sincerely wish to introduce and make you our Business
partner and overseer of our proposed Investment in your country. We
are prepared to send all the documents regarding to this deposit as
soon as you show you're immediate Response Email. Do not fail to give
me your telephone and fax numbers, please do reply me through this
private mail for security of this venture, secret and confidential is
the faith of this venture?

Thanks,
Best Regards,
Mrs Esther Williams
Please my Dear i want you to respond back with Email Address
koveandwilliamss@gmail.com;

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