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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: mr_jayawilliams2005@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:48:14 -0700
Subject: GOOD FRIEND


ATTN: GOOD FRIEND,

I am Mr Jaya williams formally working as General Finance manager Nigeria
Port Authority early 2003 in Nigeria.Due to the pressure on me then to step
down after presidental election in april 2003 that affected my position in
the office as well,I now decided to seek for someone who is trustworthy that
can help me to claim and invest a certain amount of money.

During my tenure in the office I was able to laid my hands on this huge amount
of money and Diamonds,with my influence and position in power I deposited
this consignment (Money & Raw Gold) with a security company in Europe (LONDON)
through a diplomatic means and that has diffrent branches round the world
for realies of consignments.So for now, I will appeal to you to Please keep
it private.

So I am seeking your assistance to stand as the beneficiary of this consignment,
all neccessary documents are available.Please let me remind you again that
I will like to invest this funds into a business venture that will be profitable,of
course with your assistance you will be entitled to 30% of the total amount.Signify
your interest by replying through this email address :mr_jayawilliams@hotmail.com

,and also include your full name,telephone numbers and fax, and I will get
back to you with further details on how to proceed.

Best regards,

Jaya Williams.

___________________________________________________________

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