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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: isabelle williams <isabellewilliams916@gmail.com>
Reply-To: isabellew1@ok.net
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:39:34 +0000
Subject: Dearest

Dearest
The internet has been grossly abused by scam artist and miscreants whose
intention is to hurt. In as much as one should be careful, same time we
should not allow negative to kill the positive potential in a realistic
business, please read my proposal carefully is 100% Risk-free.

I am writing this mail with tears and sorrow to seek for your assistance
regards to my situation since the death of my parents, I know this letter
might come to you as a surprise because we have not met each other or see
face to face before. My name is Isabelle Williams, i am 22 years old and my
Brother Williams our father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting
board until his death .He was shot to death by Rebels forces and after two
days later my mother with my two brothers was Killed one early morning by
the rebels as result of civil war in my country . I am now writing to seek
for your assistance from Hide out here, where I and my younger brother
managed to escaped through the help of United Nation after the death of my
parents, Before his death he had an account in one of the bank here with a
tune of $9.5M, which he told the bank, was for the importation of
processing machine. I want you to do me a favour to receive this money to
a safe account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary.

I will be very grateful as you indicating your interests by replying soonest

Yours sincerely,

Isabelle & Brother Williams


Please Reply through this Alyernative e-mail:isabellew1@ok.net

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