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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: marywilliamsz200@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:40:56 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?THANK=20YOU?=

I AM WRITING TO SEEK YOUR WILLINGNESS AND KINDNESS TO ASSIST ME IN A
LEGITIMATE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TRANSFER.I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE GO THROUGH
THIS AND SYMPATHISE WITH ME.

I AM MRS.MARY WILLIAMS,WIFE OF LATE BARRY WILLIAMS,A NIGERIA/INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS MURDERED ON THE 6 DAY OF OCTOBER,2003,BY SOME UNKNOWN
GUNMEN.I AM SURVIVED WITH TWO CHILDREN(DAUGHTERS)TO THE GLORY OF GOD FOR
HIM,DUE TO OUR AFRICA LOW BELIEVE ALL HIS FABULOUS WEALTHS AND PROPERTIES
WHERE INHERITED BY HIS CLOSE RELATIVES,SIMPLY BECAUSE I DID NOT BEAR A MALE
CHILD FOR THEIR LATE BROTHER,NOW LEAVING ME AND MY TWO DAUGHTERS IN A REAL
DIFFICULT SITUATION.

AS GOD WILL WANT THINGS ON THE 6TH OF FEBUARY 2005,ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL
LAWYERS SECRETLY CAME TO ME WITH SOME DOCUMENTS COVERING MY LATE HUSBAND
AS THE BENEFICIARY OF SOME FUNDS AMOUNTING TO THE TUNE OF
US$24.350,000.000,(TWENTY-FOUR MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATE
DOLLARS)WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN EUROUP.HE(THE LAWYER) PROMISED TO HELP ME
MAKE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT AND TO TENDER ALL VALID/LEGAL
DOCUMENTS TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY TO ENABLE HIM/HER MAKE CLAIMS OF THE FUNDS.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE THE GOD SENT TO HELP ME AND MY DAUGHTERS FROM THIS
HARDSHIP,I WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP,SO THAT I
REFER/ENTRUST YOU TO THE LAWYER STRAIGHT.

I HAVE SET ASIDE 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND
KINDNESS,WHERE YOU WILL ADVICE ME ON A PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY
FOR MY DAUGHTERS AS THEY ARE THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE IN LIFE.

PLEASE HELP A WIDOW FOR THE MERCIFUL GOD WILL KEEP REWARDING YOU.I
WILL BE PLEASED IF MY REQUEST IS NOT IGNORED.

BEST REGARD,

MRS.MARY WILLIAMS. reply only on my mail below
marywilliamsz200@zipmail.com.br










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