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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: "Dr.Joel Williams" <joelwilliams03@excite.it>
Reply-To: joelwilliams04@xasamail.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:24:38 +0100
Subject: REPLY URGENTLY(From Dr.Joel)

FROM: DR JOEL WILLIAMS(PHD)
GRAND FINANCE AND TRUST
BANK.
RUE CLUB DE L' AMITIE,
0251 B.P. 1625 COTONOU,
BéNIN REPUBLIQUE.
SWIFT: GRAFITR CTNOU
OFFICE MAIL:info.williams@latinmail.com


Dear Sir,

Compliments Of The Day, Permit me to introduce myself
to you. My name is DR.JOEL WILLIAMS(PHD),a top
Management Official of the above Finance Corporation in Cotonou,
Bénin Republique.

I came to know about you in my private search for a
reliable person/company to handle an important
assingment on behalf of my Colleagues and myself.

PROPOSITION: An Australian Engr Donald Pepper, a
prosperous oil\Gold merchant had in our Bank the sum
of $28.5 million(USD) in a domiciliary account.
Unfortunately, he was killed in a ghastly motor
accident(year 2001) in Bénin Republique. Efforts had
been made by the management of my bank through the
Australian Embassy to contact any of the deceased
children but to no avail.
We later discovered that he had no children.Given the
skeletal information available to the bank,it has so
far been impossible to reach any of the relatives.

The situation left for the Management is to declare
the deceased account dormant and revert the funds to
trading for interest to the Bank. In order to avoid
this development, my Colleague and I now seek your
approval to have you stand as a distant relative to
Engr Donald Pepper,so that the money would be released
to you.

All documents and proofs to enable you get the money
will be carefully packaged once we receive your
consent on this proposal.I shall apply for a leave as
soon as the funds get into your reliable account to
come to your country for sharing and investments which
you will assist me in doing.
May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as
we have taken care of all necessary modalities to
ensure a hitch-free movement. I have the authority of
my partner involved in this assignment to propose
that,should you be willing to assist us in this,your
share would be 40%.

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you
will not disappoint me.

Best Regards,

DR.JOEL WILLIAMS(PHD)

.............................
GRAND FINANCE AND TRUST BANK.
Republique Du Bénin,
Audit/Accounting Section.
info.williams@latinmail.com
.............................








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