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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 KHALID"<Chi@daegyeong.com.vn>
Reply-To: khalid_william@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:37:23 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and Please permit me to introduce myself.I am Mr. William=
Khalid a SAUDI National and a crude oil Merchant Before I was diagnosed wi=
th esophageal cancer which has defied all medical solutions and according t=
o medical experts I only have a few more months to live. As you read this y=
ou do not have to feel sorry for me as it is auniversal truth that we all m=
ust die someday, the only problem with mine though being
that I have particularly not lived my life well in spite of my wealth and p=
ossessions as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my busi=
ness. Though I was very rich I was never generous, I was never caring about=
people but only dedicated my time and resources on my business as that was=
the only thing I cared about. But now I regret all this as I now Know that=
there is more to life than just accumulating all the wealth in the world a=
s I lay helplessly on my sick bed. If I was given a second chance to live a=
gain I sure would live my life a different way from how I have lived it owi=
ng to what has befallen me now.
As my last days alive are drawing closer and closer I have already willed =
out most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family me=
mbers as well as a few close friends. I also want my soul to be at peace wi=
th God and for him to be merciful on me and accept my soul and to this rega=
rd I have resolved to give my remaining funds to charity organizations as I=
want this to stand as one of the last deeds I indulge in on earth before I=
die. Though I have already distributed money to some charity organizations=
, Now that my health has deteriorated so badly I can no longer continue wit=
h this myself and also I do not trust my immediate family members or close =
friends on this as I have once asked them to close one of my accounts and d=
istribute the funds therein to charity organizations in Bulgaria,Sri-Lanka =
India and Pakistan they greedily kept the money to themselves. Hence I am c=
ontacting you with this as I have lost confidence in them because it is obv=
ious they are not contended with what I have left for them.
The last of my funds which no one knows of is a cash deposit of Eighteen m=
illion U.S Dollars ($18,000,000,00) stashed in 2 trunk boxes and declared a=
s Personal effects of high security value which I have with a finance/Secur=
ity Company in Europe. All I am asking of you is to assist me in making the=
collection of this deposit and dispatching the funds to any charity of you=
r choice after keeping 20% of the funds for yourself and your family.10% of=
these funds should be to cover any expenses that might be incurred in the =
process of making this claims.
Please contact me as soon as you get this email if you are capable and sin=
cere to handle this transaction on my behalf so I can forward you with all =
relevant documents necessary for the claims and the name of the security fi=
rm where the funds are deposited.God bless you as I await words from you. P=
lease inform as soon as possible if you are not interested so I can proceed=
to seek for someone else to carry out this on my behalf. Find attached a p=
icture of me along with this email for your perusal.
Please Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated and you M=
UST contact me on this my secured =

E-mail: khalid_william@yahoo.com =

with the below details urgently . for me to respond you must have to write=
me back on my secured email.
1.Full Name
2.Telephone number,
3.Age
4.contact address/Country
5.occupation
6.identification
Thanks and GOD bless you
khalid william

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