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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "sohia williams" <sohiawilliams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: princessohiawilliams@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:47:19 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention

Good day and Compliments,

I got your contact from the internet, and picked interest to

write you.I am a female student of University of Nigeria, Lagos.

I am 24 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be caring, loving

and home oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship

with you and to know more about you. I would like to build up a

solid foundation with you in time coming if you will be able to

help me in this transaction.

Well, my father died earlier two months ago and left me and my

younger brother behind. He was a king, which our town citizens

titled him before he died. I was a princess to him and I am the

only person who can take care of his wealth now because my

younger brother is still a kid and my mother is not literate

enough to know my entire father's wealth.

He left $27,350,000 [Twenty Seven million Three hundred and

fifty thousand dollars) with a security company (UBS FINANCE &

SECURITY COMPANY) camber well road SE 5 OUJ in United Kingdom

and I don't know how to start up with the wholething and what I

will do to invest this money somewhere in abroad, so that my

father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my father

and his name, which they are planning to do without my concept

because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

That is why I felt happy when I saw your contact because I

strongly believe that by the grace of God, you will surely help

me invest this money. I am ready to pay 20% of the total amount

to you if you will sincerely help us in this business and

another 10% interest of annual income to you, for handling this

business for us, which you will strongly
have absolute control over. If you will handle this project

sincerely and also willing to assist me in lifting this fund,

kindly reach me and I will link you to UBS FINANCE & SECURITY

COMPANY for further agreement.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope

to commence the transaction as quickly as possible, I look

forward hearing from you soonest.

Yours sincerely,
Princess Sohia Williams

princessohiawilliams@yahoo.com or
princessohiawilliams@@hotmail.com

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