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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: "P.O WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <powilliams1958@rediffmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:51:31 -0700
Subject: I Need Your Investment Advice

Barr. P.O Williams.
Address: 33 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4JS.

Good day,

This may not be the most ideal form of introduction since we have not had the privilege of meeting each other before now.

I am Barrister Patrick O. Williams a Solicitor at law base in UK.

I want to invest US$75.5M base on your advice in your country. Please get back to me with your residential or company address, your full name including your direct phone numbers if you are interested for further directive. Everything concerning the fund and investment will be done legally. You are not going to spend any money of your own as fr as the fund and investment is concern, all I need is your sincerity.

I await your response urgently.

Thanks and God bless you.

Barr. P.O Williams.

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