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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: "Hon.Williams" <williams.markwilliams1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williams.markwilliams1@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 08:31:09 -0700
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear friend, my name is Williams, i need your help with an account where
i can lodge $10.5 million dollars, this fund has being in a security house
for safety, if you can help me safe guard the fund we will shear it 60/40
percent, the fund in question is my fathers money who died years ago,
because of the opposition in politics they want to seize all he has
acquired when he was alive, i thank God that the above mentioned fund is
safe in a security company.

I will give you more information as soon as you respond to me. NOTE is risk
free

Regards,

Williams

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