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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: "JONES WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <joneswilliam599@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:44:36 -0600
Subject: Re: INVESTMENT FUND OPPORTUNITY

DEAR GOOD FRIEND,

I WRITE TO YOU BASED ON A REQUEST BY AN INVESTOR AND HIS NEED FOR INVESTMENT/FUNDING IN YOUR COUNTRY. MY NAME IS DR JONES WILLIAM, A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND I WORK WITH A REPUTABLE FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM LONDON

MY COMPANY MOST TIMES REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF VERY WEALTHY INVESTORS. DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE POSITION THEY HOLD IN THIER SOCIETY AND THE UNSTABLE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT OF THEIR COUNTRY, THEY EVACUATE MAJORITY OF THEIR FUNDS INTO MORE STABLE ECONOMIES AND DEVELOPED NATIONS WHERE THEY CAN GET GOOD YIELD FOR THEIR MONEY.

I WAS RECENTLY APPROACHED BY A RESERVED CLIENT, WHOM I HAD PERSONALLY WORKED WITH A FEW YEARS AGO WITH A PROPOSAL. WHAT HE REQUEST IS AN INDIVIDUAL SUCH AS YOU, WHO WILL BE WILLING TO RECEIVE MONEY ON HIS BEHALF ABROAD, AND PUT IT TO GOOD USE FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING 6 YEARS FOR A START.

THE CLIENT HAS OFFERED THESE TERMS:

1). 5% COMMISSION PAID TO ME AND MY FOREIGN PARTINER OF THE TOTAL FUND SUCCESSFULLY THE FUNDS IN QUESTION IS $10.5 MILLION USDOLLARS.

2). THE FUNDS WILL BE USED BY YOU FOR SIX YEARS AS A LOAN WITHOUT ANY INTEREST. THAT IS, YOU DO NOT PAY ANY INTEREST ON THE MONEY BUT YOU GIVE THE CLIENT 20% OF ALL PROFITS AFTER TAX THAT ACCRUED FROM THE USE OF THE FUNDS.

IF THESE TERMS ARE AGREEABLE TO YOU, KINDLY LET ME KNOW AND I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES INVOLVED.

A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS EMAIL: joneswilliam443@yahoo.co.uk

SINCERELY YOURS,
JONES WILLIAM.
Tel: +447053847815
Fax: +448435592017

PS* THE CLIENT IS WILLING TO MAKE AVAILABLE THE FUND TO YOUR POSSESSION AND IN YOUR COUNTRY IN YOUR CAPABILITY

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