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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: "ashinfo2" <ashinfo2@terra.com.mx>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 05:27:17 -0600
Subject: FROM: Honorable Senator.Abu William


FROM: Honorable Senator.Abu William
A Business Woman & a philanthropist
# 20 Gariki G.R.A. Wuse Abuja-Nigeria
_________________________________________
Good News,
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting The fund
transferred to a Swiss Account with the cooperation of a new partner
from Paraguay who is an international business man.
Presently I'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum. Meanwh ile, I did not forget your past efforts and
attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it
failed us
some how.
Now contact my secretary, her contact is:
Name: OSINACHI ONYEKWERE Email:osinachimiss2@uk2.net or odogu@uk2.net
Ask her to send you the total $450.000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifty
Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your compensation for all the
past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and
getin touched with my secretary OSINACHI ONYEKWERE and Instruct her where
to send the amount to you.
Please do let me know immediately you receive it so Thatwe can share
the joy after all the suffer ness at that time. In The moment, I am
very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand.
Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on
your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with
OSINACHI ONYEKWERE .and she will send the bank draft to you without
any delay.
With best regards.
Sen.Abu William

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