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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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Fraud email example:

From: 33_glashow@tiscali.it
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:57:08 +0100
Subject: WILLEM URGENT

Dear Willem,

It is my pleasure contacting you now, as I have longed to get in touch with
anybody who knew Mr. Wilson Willem, I am William Glashow (Esq.) British
citizen citizen and the personal attorney to Wilson Willem, who died along
with his family on the 01 FEB 1997 in a plane crash, the aircraft name is
Hawker Saddled HS-748-353 Srs.2A.This crash happened in Tambacounda (Senegal)
in Africa, and the registration number of the Aircraft is6AV-AEO.

My client had deposited about six Million, US. Dollars (6Million US Dollars)
at the: STANDRAD TRUST BANK PLC, in west Africa, while working with an Oil
Firm development center in west Africa as the head engineer. Since then,
there had not been any trace of claim from any person, as the fund remains
dormant in his account with the security company.

Although, I kept this information secret within my jurisdiction to enable
me put claims and transfer the said amount through a trustworthy friend
overseas whom I shall present to the bank as the bonfire next-of-kin to
the deceased for a Profitable and successful project. Ever since I have
been trying to locate the next of kin or any of the relatives to come forward
and make this Claim, but to no avail. Please, if you are related to my client
in any way or you know my client's actual relatives, re-contact me, so that
I can link them up to make the claim. But if you cannot contact them, you
can come up and make the claim, because I do not want the money to be forfeited,
as I expect to benefit from the Money also. Do consider this and get back
to me. Thanks for your co-operation. Reply to my alternative email: (Williams_g@fastermail.com)



Sincerely.

William Glashow (Esq.).

PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY

LEVAN ASSOCIATES.




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