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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: "Mr Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrarthurwilliams@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 03:20:42 -0400
Subject: Real Business.

From: Mr.George Williams.
Private E-mail:mrarthurwilliams@rediffmail.com
Address: 13 Eastern Service Roads,
Kelvin (Neighbourhood), Alexandra
Gauteng, South Africa.
Phone:+27780332595

ATTENTION CEO,

In order to transfer out (USD 36 million dollars) from our bank. I have the courage to ask your co-oporation to handle

this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr. George Williams,the chief Auditor General of prime banks in Africa, First National Bank (FNB). There is an

account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some

old files in the records I discovered that the owner of this account is Late Mr.Arthur Coleman, a foreigner And he is

the manager of Petro-Technical Support Services, a chemical engineer by profession and he died since 1990. No other

person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation

proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (USD 36
From: Mr.George Williams.
Private E-mail:mrarthurwilliams@rediffmail.com
Address: 13 Eastern Service Roads,
Kelvin (Neighbourhood), Alexandra
Gauteng, South Africa.
Phone:+27780332595

ATTENTION CEO,

In order to transfer out (USD 36 million dollars) from our bank. I have the courage to ask your co-oporation to handle this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am Mr. George Williams,the chief Auditor General of prime banks in Africa, First National Bank (FNB). There is an account opened in this bank in 1990 and since 1993 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of this account is Late Mr.Arthur Coleman, a foreigner And he is the manager of Petro-Technical Support Services, a chemical engineer by profession and he died since 1990. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (USD 36 million dollars). I want to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former own

I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as we don't know our selves before, but be sure that it is real and a genuine business, risk and trouble free. I only got your contact address from the computer internet, with believe that you will never let me down in this business. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next
step to take urgently. Send me your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the account to be used for the deposit.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foriegn account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. I will fly to your country for withdrawal,sharing and investments. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account to act as the foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this transfer a success because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust ccording to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need your strong assurance of your ability to handle a business of this magnitude.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we recieve this moneyleaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

Immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account, I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me and my partner, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incured during the process of transfering.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my private e-mail address:mr_arthurwilliams@yahoo.com.hk

Best Regards,
Mr George Williams.

million dollars). I want to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad but I don't know any foreigner, I

am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be

approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account is Late Mr.

Arthur Coleman is a foreigner too.

I know that this massage will come to you as a surprise as we don't know our selves before, but be sure that it is real

and a genuine business, risk and trouble free. I only got your contact address from the computer internet, with believe

that you will never let me down in this business. You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so

please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next
step to take urgently. Send me your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the account to be

used for the deposit.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a

foriegn account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. I will fly to your country for

withdrawal,sharing and investments. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account

to act as the foreign beneficiary. I need your full co-operation to make this transfer a success because the management

is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account,
which I will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability to handle such amount in strict

confidence and trust ccording to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will never

come again in my life. I need truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake I need your strong

assurance of your ability to handle a business of this magnitude.

With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account which you can provide

with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy

all documents of transaction immediately we recieve this moneyleaving no trace to any place. You can also come to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your

country at least two days ahead of the money going into the account.

Immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in your account, I will use my position and

influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms

of the ministries and foreign exchange
departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 25% of the total amount, 70% will be for me and my

partner, while 5% will be for expenses both parties might have incured during the process of transfering.
I look forward to your earliest reply through my private e-mail address:mr.solomonzulu@msn.com

Best Regards,
Mr George Williams.

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