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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: joy williams <joy_w_5@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <joy_williams1986@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:14:52 +0200
Subject: Hello dearest help ,



Hello dearest help , Please, kindly pardon me for any inconvenience thisletter may cost you because I know it may come to youas a surprise as we'have no previous correspondence. I got your contact as i was searching for helping handin your country , this is why I decided to appeal toyou directly for assistance because I' have norelations or friends in your country for help or forpartnership investments overseas. By introduction, I am MISS JOY WILLIAMS and my juniourbrother CHRIS HENRY WILLIAMS a Sierra Leonean Childrenof late DR WILLAMS. Before the death of my father hedisclosed to me about the total sum of $15 million USdollars he deposited under a suspense account with abank in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. This fund represent the huge Sales of Gold and Diamondhe diverted while in office as the director generalfor Gold and Diamond Mining Co-Opretionin in SierraLeone .For security reason according to my latefather, he made an agreement with the bank that hispartner/ beneficiary will come forward to submit hisbanking details for onward transfer of the fund to hisaccount. DR Williams,my late father advice me in caseif he died that I should look for a foreigner who willstand as the beneficiary of the fund so that the fundwill be transfer to his/her account for partnershipinvestment. Right now, I am in AbidjanIvory Coast, home number 45 Lordkings Street Abdjain,I request your kind assistance in ransferring thisfund to a trust worthy account. Meanwhile, I am writing to know if you can stand asthe beneficiary of the fund and to also provide meyour banking details so that I will submit it to thebank for transfer of the fund for partnershipinvestment you willintroduce in your country. Note that after the transfer is made to your account,you will then with draw some money and send to us inorder for me and my two sisters secure the necessarydocuments to enable us come over to meet you for theinvestment. On confirmation of your interest to assistus, the certificate of deposit with the lodgement receipt ofthe fund which was issued to my late father by thebank on the day he deposited the fund will be forwardto you for your confirmation. 15% of the total sumwill be offered to you for your assistance, while 5%will be set aside for any expenses that might ariseduring the transfer. Indicate your interest as soon as you received thismail, and note that this transaction need to beconfidential.1: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/default.stm 2; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2268718.stm 3: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5321272.stm4: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2267971.stm I await to hearing from you.Regards.MISS JOY AND HENRY WILLIAMS
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