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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: "PAUL S. WILLIAMSON LL.B, AND ASSOCIATES" <9ns157@queensu.ca>
Reply-To: paul.williamson009@att.net
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:09:40 +0530
Subject: NEXT OF KIN TO LATE HENRY CHEA IS NEEDED11 CANADA OWN

PAUL S. WILLIAMSON LL.B, AND ASSOCIATES
(Notary Public Solicitor)
16 PRIORY GARDENS,BERKHAMSTED,=20
HERTS HP4 2DS ENGLAND.
TELEX: +4470457 32787
=20
I hope this email meet you and your families in a good condition beca=
use my first email to you was returned as failure delivery, I am Paul=
Soulsby Williamson LL.B (Hons) a personal Attorney to late Mr. Henry=
Chea who is an International Business Man, my Client is a national o=
f your Country and he was also a Gold field merchant before he died, =
my client and his wife and their Three children were involved in a Ma=
drid train Bomb on August 20th, 2008.
=20
Though i apologized for reaching you in this medium as I know it migh=
t come to you as a surprise because since the death of my late Client=
, I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my C=
lient extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful after the=
se Several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives ov=
er the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail he=
nce I contacted You, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating t=
hese money and properties Left behind by my late client before they g=
et confiscated or declared Unserviceable by the bank where these huge=
deposits were made by my Late Client Particularly and I want us to w=
ork together in total honesty and claim this fund as it is going to b=
e blessings to us and our families as well as the charities, the Bank=
where my late Client had an account valued at exactly Ninety Seven M=
illion and Six hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($97,600,000.00=
USD) has issued my Office a not
=20
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any =
claim you shall make in this transaction for all I require from you i=
s your honesty and total cooperation to enable us see this deal throu=
gh, I guarantee you that this transaction is 100% risk free and is go=
ing to be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect y=
ou from any breach Of the law, Please get in touch with me through em=
ail preferably because I am very busy at this time with other legal j=
obs to enable us discuss further on the modalities for executing this=
transaction, you are also required to Confirm the below information =
immediately so that i will be able to get a letter of Authorization f=
rom the British High Court Of Justice in your name as a next of kin t=
o my late Client so that my late Client's fund can be released in you=
r name:
=20
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Age and Sex:
4. Occupation:
5. Home Telephone
6. Mobile
7. Alternative email Address
=20
I have checked through the High Commission and Dept. of Foreign Affai=
rs as well as the Trade Union here in London but could not locate my =
client's biological relatives and i don=92t want my late client accou=
nt to be declaring a Government. I also want you to be rest assured t=
hat i have all the documents required to make you a legal beneficiary=
of these fund and it is going to be transferred into your Account su=
ccessfully without any problem.
=20
As soon as I receive the above mentioned require information from you=
, i shall proceed to the British Department Of Justice(HIGH COURT) im=
mediately to procure the letter of Authorization/Power Of Attorney in=
your name which you need to contact the bank holding my late Client'=
s fund and I want you to understand that I am a reputable and well re=
spected Attorney and I do not want my dealing with you you to dent th=
e good name of my Office while I promised to work with you with the g=
ood name of my Office and the Authority Vested on me by the British G=
overnment to ensure that this transaction is successfully executed un=
der a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of=
the law, I will also make a trip to join you immediately we complete=
this transaction so that we can have a round table discussion that w=
ill guarantee us a future business and family relationship.
=20
I am waiting for you to urgently confirm the above requested informat=
ion immediately so that will be able to go to the Court and obtain al=
l other legal documents that you need to contact the bank in charge o=
f my late Client=92s fund.
=20
Yours Cordially,
Paul Soulsby Williamson LL.B(Hons)
Notary Public Solicitor And Comm. For Oaths.
*********************************************************************=
*****************************************
Notaries or "Notaries Public" are qualified members of the legal prof=
ession appointed and regulated by the Court of Faculties under Acts o=
f Parliament of 1533, 1801 and 1843 and the Courts and Legal Services=
Act 1990.


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