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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: William Casillas <willlcasillas290@gmail.com>
Reply-To: willcasillas290@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:20:48 +0800
Subject: Urgent reply

Good Day,

My name is Mr. William Casillas, I am Soliciting On-Behalf of a
private Client of MINE, who holds a Government Position in his Country
and wishes to invest some funds ($250,000,000.00 USD) in your country.
I came across your data via a private search. I want to know if you
have the ability, workforce and strength to help my client invest in
the following sectors, real estate, hotel management/tourism, oil and
gas, stock management and commercial agriculture or any investment
that is lucrative in your country.

What You Will Be required to do;

[1] Provide a bank account where the funds will be transfer via Bank
to Bank Transfer.

[2] Invest and Manage the Funds Profitably on His Behalf for a minimum
of 6 years pending when he will be out of office.

My Client is willing to negotiate Management Sharing Percentage after
the confirmation of the funds in your account. I shall expect to hear
from you urgently as this is of high Priority. I shall make available
to you all necessary directives and possibly arrange a meeting prior
to the commencement of the transaction at the bank where the funds is
deposited. Kindly send me below information of yours for us to proceed.

Full Name:
Home and office address:
Telephone Number/Mobile Number:
Age:
Occupation:
Country of Origin:
Sex:

Due to my client's reputation, we will appreciate if you treat this
matter as top confidential. Please get back to me urgently on receipt
of this message.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. William Casillas

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