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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:
- An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
- This email message is a orphan scam.
- This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- williams.ovie88@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
Fraud email example:
From: Williams Ovie <willmills0001@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 11:09:41 +0100
Subject: From: Williams Mills Ovie
From: Williams Mills Ovie
Refugee Camp, Bujumbura
Accra, Ghana.
e-mail: williams.ovie88@yahoo.com
Greetings,
Please permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you as I contact you today and propose for your
cooperation as my appointed foreign Partner. I am Williams Mills Ovie 26
years of age and the only son of late Mr. Richard Mills Ovie. I am
presently in a Refugee Camp. My Father was a wealthy African/Middle East
Oil and Gold Merchant based in Accra, Ghana but was poisoned to death by
his business associates on one of their business trips. My Mother died when
I was a little boy and since then my Father took me so special. Before he
died he secretly called me at his bed side and told me that he has the sum
of US$9.5M balance deposited with a Commercial Bank here in Ghana.
Now I seek your cooperation as my Foreign Partner (1) to receive the money
on my behalf from the custodian Bank. (2) To serve as my Investment
Supervisor since I have little knowledge on big financial business. (3) To
partner with me on my proposed Estate Development Investment in your
country. I am prepared to negotiate your percentage share after the
successful transfer of this money into your bank account or any other
capable person overseas. All I need from you is your trust and honest
cooperation to enable us complete this transaction successfully. I assure
you this transaction will be executed legally. Do get back to me with your
contact information for more information and I will send you copy of the
deposit document.
I will appreciate your cooperation.
Regards, Williams Ovie.
<williams.ovie88@yahoo.com>
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