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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: JOAN WILLIAMS <jjwiliamms001@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:27:49 +0100
Subject: Update from Mrs Joan Williams


Madam,

I am Mrs Joan Williams,a delegate from the office of the United
Nations Organization here in London,who was appointed by the U.N.O
secretary Genera l(MrAntonio Guterres) to supervise the compensation
payment of scam victims.

Your name happen to be among those that has being scammed on the
internet,as we got your information's from one of the arrested
internet roadster in Cambodia,Africa and Europe,that has scammed
millions of dollars from people on the internet,this fraudster and
others has being arrested and their properties and bank account has
being confiscated for the purpose of compensating their victims.

The United Nations Compensation Unit has approved that all scam
victims that was scammed on the internet should be compensated with
the sum of $5millionusdollars each from the confiscated funds and
properties of the fraudsters that where arrested.

You are here by advice to communicate us with your information as
stated bellow and a prove of Identity.

1) Physical home or office address

2) Your direct telephone and fax number

3) Your age and marital status

At the receipt of the above information your payment file will be sent
to our affiliate bank here in London U.K for onward crediting of your
compensation payment of $5millionusdollars to your nominated bank
account you shall provide the bank.Where by you are doing any funds
transfer transaction on the internet and you want us to help you
verify if it is a genuine transaction and not scammers on the
internet,please do not hesitate to let us know,so we can protect your
interest,as this is our responsibility.

Thanks,
Mrs.Joan Williams
+447418471632

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