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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: "WLLY" <kenny.willy20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <kenny.willy@rocketmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:07:07 +0100
Subject: *Possible SPAM* BELOVED IN THE LORD,

BELOVED IN THE LORD,

MY NAME IS KENNY WILLIAMS AND I AM FROM SIERRA LEONE. I AM 23YEARS OLD.I LOST MY FATHER YEARS BACK DURING THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN MY COUNTRY, WHICH LASTED FOR A LONG TIME. MY LATE FATHER WAS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS UNDER TIJAN KABBAH GOVERNMENT. I AM LIVING IN ABIDJAN FOR PAST SIX MONTHS. IT IS MY HEART DESIRE TO CONTACT YOU IN A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL CO-OPERATE WITH ME SINCERELY.

BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, HE DIVERTED LARGE SUM OF MONEY WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN ABIDJAN COTE D-IVOIRE, AND THIS MONEY HAS BEEN THERE WITHOUT CLAIM. HENCE I HAVE COMPLETED MY VERIFICATION CONCERNING THIS MONEY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D-IVOIRE, I NEED YOUR GOOD ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY FROM ABIDJAN COTE D-IVOIRE, AFTER WHICH WE WILL PROCEED TO MAKE DIRECT TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY SINCE I AM INEXPERIENCED IN INTERNATIONAL MATTERS. TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVE IS THE SUM OF US$ 9,000,000.00 (NINE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT, AS A YOUNG BOY, I PRAYED SERIOUSLY BEFORE CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I WANT TO DEAL WITH A SINCERE PERSON WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME AT THE END OF THIS MATTER.


MORE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS DEPOSIT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU.

OUR BEST
REGARDS
KENNY WILLIAMS


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