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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: lora willams <lora27_willams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lorawillams@ymail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 08:09:53 +0000
Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?Hello_Dear?= =?windows-1256?Q?=FE?=

Hello Dear,Please I will like you to consider to acceptthis my proposal despite that will be suprise to you since we have not known or written each other before. am Mis Lora Willams, i am from cote d ivoire in west Africa.the only daughter of Late Dr.FERDINARD WILLAMS, am 20 years old , I wish to request for your urgent assistance in my investment plans in your base, I wish to invest in manufacturing and real estate managementinyour base, because of my inherited and important sum from my late father who was poisoned to death recently.My father was a very good business gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra,Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast), he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their business trips recently.Before his sudden death,He called me on his bedside at the hospital and told me about the money he deposited in the bank with my neme as next of kin for security reasons the amount was ($6.5 Million USD) which he deposited in one of the prime bank.My uncle has seized all my late father's properties of which he want me to provide every other documents related to my late father's bank deposit I refused. Now my life is in a very big danger, for this reason I have to look for my safety for my coming over to meet you immediately after the transfer of this my money to your account. Now my uncle is going around cote d ivore, looking for me to collect all the documents that covers this money, my late father told me to never show it to anybody, that the documents are my only hope. now Due to political problem in my country and since am the only person left in my family, I seek your assistance in the followingways1.) To provide a bank where this money can be transferred into.2.) To make arrangements for me to come over to your country after the successful transferring of this money into your account, to come and further my education because I want to study medicine over there in your country. 3.) To help me invest this money in a profitable business since i am only 20yrs of age and do not know about business.4.) To sponsor transfer this money into your account. 5.) I want you to promise me that you are not going to betray me after the money gets into your account. Please I want to invest this money in a very good business area over there in your country, this money was been deposited for my social security and for fruitful international investment. My late father has an agreement with the bank that I should provide a foreign partner of my choice that will help me receive this money for an investment purpose in overseas. That is why I need you to help meprovide a good bank account where the bank that is holding this money will transfer it for an investment over there in your country .PleaseI will be waiting your urgent replyRegardslora willams

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