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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: "koki williams" <kwill01@z95mail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:32:00 PST
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/madam.

I am barrister Koki Williams, private attorney to the late Mrs Stella
Obasanjo, wife of the Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who died on
sunday 23rd of October, 2005 at a Hospital in spain, she had traveled to
spain to undergo surgery and died from complications resulting from that
surgery.

As the personal attorney to the deceased, i handle every of her
affairs,mostly properties and funds both domestic and in oversea's. In this
case my clients who left huge amount of Million GB Pounds Sterling and so
many investment with my signatures aboroad.

Very soon my client's family will call me to account for my client's
properties and fund offshores.

At this jucture, i seek your consent to present you as the benefector to my
client's fund deposited in Europe which i will desclose to you, since i
have all the documents regarding the depositing of the funds. I will
procure all necessary legal documentation that can be used to back up any
claim we might make.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal
through. I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, I promise
that you and i can share the money 60/40%. Please awaiting your urgent
reponse if you are intersted. I believed my letter recieved a favourable
consideration from you as i await your respond as soon as able possible. On
your reply i will attach my copy of international passport for proper proof
of my indentity. Website:-
http//www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/obasanjo.obituary/index.html

Best Regards,

Barrister Koki Williams.

Smith mark & co
Legal Practitioner,

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