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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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Fraud email example:

From: "WILLIAMS. O." <williams_williamschambers@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <williamschambers@163.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:27 -0600
Subject: THIS IS ONLY FOR YOU PLEAZE.

Sir/Madam,

I am sorry to have contacted you in this manner since we have not had any previous dealings before now. I came across your contact in my quest for a reliable and trusted foreigner for a profitable business.My name is ATTORNEY WILLIAMS ONYEMA,Principal Partner of SUCCESS & SUCCESS CHAMBERS, Legal practitioners,solicitors and Advocates of theSupreme/High Courts.To highlight on my Business proposal, there is an account opened by one of my Late Expatriate MR.ANARE VUALIKU MATAHAU an Oil Merchant and owner of VUALIKU OIL AND GAS SERVICING LTD.As I was going through some files in my Chamber,I came across his file, and discovered that he has an account which was opened in 2007 with a bank (name with held)before his death.On my personal and secret investigation to the Bank on this account, I discovered that the account has been dormant and unserviced since his death.I further discovered that in his account opening FORM M1 that the column for next of kin was blank meaning that no other person has knowledge of this ac
personal Domiciliary account.After all this findings,I discovered that if I do not work for the transfer and release of this fund urgently from the Bank, that the account will be Confiscated and termed Unclaimed.


The amount in the account stands at USD$7,500.000.00(Seven Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only)I am now contacting you as a foreigner because I can't make the claim on my own without involving a foreigner since i have been told by an insider in the Bank that the fund can only be approved for transfer to any Domiciliary foreign account anywhere in the world.I therefore, contacted you as a foreigner to work with me to see that this fund is transferred out of the bank to your Company or personal account for safe keep, pending my arrival in your Country for disbursement between us.If you are capable and willing to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust based on my instructions and advice,you will be compensated immensely.To this, your strong assurance and trust is highly needed. With my position as his personal Attorney, I will perfect all the legal documents to facilitate the transfer of this money to any foreign reliable account you may bring.


Needed is your full co-operation to make this work out because I have inquired from the management of the
Bank and they are ready to approve the transfer of the fund to any foreigner who I may present as the relation and who has correct information of this account.You don't have to fear,as I will give you all the account details on receiving your positive response.if you genuinely want to assist and be a co-partner on this,I will want us to have a face to face meeting to enable us sign a binding agreement. On receipt of your positive response,we will discuss our sharing modalities but i will not fail to let you know that 5% will be mapped out for expenses while another 5% will be shared to Charity homes in my Country and your Country,living 90% for us to share at the conclusion of business.I advise you to maintain absolute confidentiality of this transaction. Your Urgent response is needed as delay may deprive us of this opportunity.

Thanks and God Bless.
Yours Faithfully,

ATTORNEY.WILLIAMS ONYEMA(Esq)

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