419 scam: "Mrs.Naomi Williams" <carlosinvestment@hotmail.com> Dear Beloved Friend, Lieber geliebter Freund

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Naomi Williams" <carlosinvestment@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <williamnaomi55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:04:44 -0700
Subject: Dear Beloved Friend, Lieber geliebter Freund

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Lieber geliebter Freund,

Ich bin Frau Nicole BenoÃ®te Marois und ich habe gelitten, vom Eierstock
Krebs-Krankheit und der Arzt sagt, ich habe nur paar Wochen zu
verlassen. Ich komme aus (Paris) Frankreich aber Sitz in ABUJA, NIGERIA
seit
als geschÃ¤ftsfrau Umgang mit gold Ausfuhr vor elf Jahren
vor dem Tod meines Mannes vor vielen Jahren.

Ich habe 4,5 Millionen US-Dollar bei der Ã–ko-Bank hier in ABUJA,
NIGERIA und ich
beauftragt die Bank, die den Fonds auf Sie Ã¼bertragen, als AuslÃ¤nder,
die
gelten Sie fÃ¼r die Bank, nachdem ich gegangen, daÃŸ sie den Fonds
release sollte
ihm/ihr aber Sie werden mir versichern, dass Sie 50 % des Fonds bringt
und geben 50 % zu den WaisenhÃ¤usern, die in Ihrem Land Zuhause fÃ¼r mein
Herz
Rest.

Ihre ziemlich Freund,
Mrs.Naomi Williams

Dear Beloved Friend,

I am Mrs Nicole Benoite Marois and I have been suffering from ovarian
cancer disease and the doctor says that i have just few weeks to leave.
I am from (Paris) France but based in ABUJA NIGERIA since eleven years
ago as a business woman dealing with gold exportation before the death
of my husband many years ago.

I have $4.5 Million US Dollars at Eco-Bank here in ABUJA NIGERIA and I
instructed the bank to transfer the fund to you as foreigner that will
apply to the bank after I have gone, that they should release the fund
to him/her, but you will assure me that you will take 50% of the fund
and give 50% to the orphanages home in your country for my heart to
rest.

Yours fairly friend,
Mrs.Naomi Williams

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