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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: "Mr.Williams Park" <info@will.com>
Reply-To: <park.willypark1111@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:58:26 +0200
Subject: Reply Urgent

Hello Friend,



How are you? This message might meet you in utmost surprise However,
it's just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me contact you
for this transaction, my name is Mr. Williams Park, I am a banker by
profession and I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
both of us, the an officer in my Bank; it is my duty to send in a
financial report to my Head Office at the end of each business year.

On the course of last six years in 2010 business report, I discovered
that my branch in Which I am rank officer made Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars ($ 6,500.000.00) Which my Head Office are
not aware of and will never be aware of it. I have this fund Placed on
SUSPENSE ACCOUNT with the beneficiary. As an officer of this bank i can
not be directly connected to this money, this informed my contacting
you. Indeed I will appreciate if you can receive this money in your bank
account and get 30% of the total funds. There are Practically the risks
Involved, it is simple bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to
stand claim the one of our customer who Has banking Been with us and the
depositor of this funds with my branch, so that upon your request for
its immediate transfer my head Office will not hesitate to transfer to
your designated bank account.


I will give you more details once I hear from you declaring your
interest to Cooperate with me.


Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Williams Park

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