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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: "GODWILL WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <goodluckwilliams56@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 16:40:56 +0100
Subject: CONTACT US ASAP

To: My Good Friend
 
 
I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Florida USA; Presently I'm in Dubai-RAE for investment projects with my own share of the total Contract sum. Mean-while I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those huge funds out of the country despite that it failed us somehow. Now contact my secretary Rev. Godwill Williams in Wuse-Abuja West Africa with this information stated bellow:
 
 
 
====================================================
Name:       Rev. Godwill Williams 
Email:       goodluckwilliams56@yahoo.com.ph
Tell:           +234 8023386575
=====================================================
 
 
 
Please Send Rev. Godwill  Williams this information's now and Call him that
You have sent him an important Message for quick response:
 
 
 
Your Full Name: _____________________________________________
Full Home Address:  __________________________________________
Company Name:  ____________________________________________
Tell/Cell:  __________________________________________________
Amount:  __________________________________________________
Form of ID:   ________________________________________________
Age: _______________________________________________________
Occupation: __________________________________________________
 
Make sure you send him this information correct in other to instruct the paying bank manager to endorse your ATM CARD in your full Name from his bank because i dont want him to make any mistake on this. And ask Him to send you the Cashable ATM CARD what of USD$5M (Five Million United States Dollars Only) that will be writing in the Cashable ATM CARD which I kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempt to assist me transfer the total money out of the country. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free to get in-touched with my secretary Rev. Godwill Williams soonest and pleaded him to facilitate delivering of the Cashable ATM CARD to your home address that you will provide to him and make sure you send your correct address to him to avoid wrong delivery as you know that the amount in the ATM CARD is <
 
 
 
Please let me know immediately you receive the Cashable ATM CARD from him so that we can share the joy together after all our sufferings at that time to execute the transfer which you have trying a lot to help me move the funds out of my country. At this moment I'm very busy here in Dubai UAE because of my investment projects which me and the new partner is having at hand here in UAE and I just use this little time I have to send you this email so if I did not get back to your email again after this email please pardon me and follows Rev Godwill Williams instructions.
 
Finally, remember that I had instruct my secretary to help you to make sure you receive the ATM CARD, so feel free to get in-touch with Rev. Godwill Williams who is in position to send the ATM CARD to you after the bank manager process the payment of your Cashable And try to be honest with him because he is a very good trusted person. And you should notify me once you receive the ATM CARD and start withdrawal your compensation money from the ATM CARD.
 
So kindly contact him as soon as possible and listing to his advice on how the ATM CARD will be deliver to you with trust because so many Scams is going around the world.
 
Thanks and God bless.
 
 
Dr. Paul Isamalaki Jr.
(Accountant Auditor General of CBN).
 
 
 

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