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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: Williams Christiana <williamschristiana25@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:09:51 -0700
Subject: christi proposal.


Good-day,

My name is
christi 24 years old girl from Libya in Africa presently
living in the orphanage home here in dakar-Senegal as a result of the
untimely death of my parents by rebels after the war crisis in my
country Libya. Although, i saw your email address at (internet site)
and i became interested to know you. Please, i will like you to help me
out from the orphanage home since my situation is making me to feeling
uncomfortable and it kepts me awake all the nights .
 
Although, my
late father Gen Donald O.Williama was appointed as the Former Chairman,
National Patriotic Party of Libya and was the chief security officer
of the former head of state of my country (Libya) President Muammar Gaddafi and was a wealthy diamond merchant / dealer before UN freeze some of his Bank accounts we have in my country Libya before he was killed by rebels in a political crisis.
 
Before his death, he
deposited a sum of $5 million USD dollars in a leading Bank in Europe
and i will like you to assist me to claim this money from the Bank in
Europe as the Bank told me to look for a representative due to my status here in dakar-Senegal.
 
I will like you to reply
me immediately so that i can give you more informations and details of
the Bank for more confirmation. Please if you agree to help me, i will
send you my pictures in the next mail, to know who i am ? and for more
introductions 
 
I wait for your reply,
ms christi williama.

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