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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: Lora Willams <yugookamoto0112@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Lora Willams <lora22_willams@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:19:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello Dearest


Hello Dearest

Please I will like you to consider to accept this my proposal despite
that it will be suprise to you since we have not known or written
before, I prayed over it before contact you as the spirit directed,
and I Believe that you are a reputable and trust worthy person that I can do business with,I must not hesitate to confide in you for this  sincere business

My name is mis, lora willams the only duagther of late Dr.FERDINARD WILLAMS, My father was a very good business gold and cocoa merchant based in Accra,Ghana and Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

my father was poisoned to death recently by his business associates on one of their business trip recently.

Before his death  in a private hospital here in Abidjan he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of six million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. USD ($6,500,000.00)
left in fixed / suspense account in one of the prime bank,


that he used my name as his only daugther for the next of kin in depositing of the fund for security reasons.He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business ssociates That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my choice where i will transfer this money and use it for
investment purpose such as real estate management or hotel management .
dearest, please i am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account which this money would be transfer.

(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund since i'm 20 years and don,t any business to invest the money

(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit in your country.
mean while after the successful of the transfer of this fund i will give you 20% of the total money for helping me transferring the money 

to your account,so all i need is your help,to enable me get back my right.

please think about my request, I will be waiting to hear from you soonest.

yours best Regards

Miss lora

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