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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 williams" <paulwww8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: paullwilliams@myway.com
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:17:43 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PAUL WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES
ST. MICHAELS ALLEY, OFF CORN
HILL, LONDON, C3V 9DS UNITED KINGDOM
TEL:44-7950194980
E-MAIL paullwilliams@myway.com

DEAR FRIEND,

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME. I
FOUND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE WEB DIRECTORY. HOWEVER, IS NOT MANDATORY
NOR WILL I IN ANY MANNER COMPEL YOU TO HONOR AGAINST YOUR WILL. I AM
BARRISTER PAUL WILLIAMS,THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MR. CHRISTIAN EICH,
ALSO REFERRED TO AS MY CLIENT.ON JULY 2000, MR. CHRISTIAN EICH AND HIS
FAMILY DIED IN THE AIR FRANCE CONCORD PLANE CRASH BOUND FOR NEW YORK IN
THEIR PLAN FOR A WORLD CRUISE, SEE THE WEBSITE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING MOST ESPECIALLY,THE MONEY
LEFT BEHIND BY MY LATE CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE
BANK WHERE THIS DEPOSITS WERE LODGED.WHICH VALUED AT ABOUT 17.7 MILLION
DOLLARS.
THE BANK HAS ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN, OR HAVE THE
ACCOUNT UNSERVICEABLE.I NOW SEEK YOUR CONSENT TO ESTABLISH YOU AS THE
BENEFICIARY TO THE DEPOSIT OF LATE CHRISTIAN EICH, SO THAT THESE FUND
$17,700,000.00 WILL BE RELEASED AND PAID TO YOU AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY AND
NEXT OF KIN. I WILL PERFECT ALL DOCUMENTS TO ENABLE US TRANSFER THESE FUND.

NOW MY QUESTION ARE :-
1. CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT?
2. CAN I GIVE YOU THIS TRUST?
3. WHAT WILL BE YOUR COMMISSION IF YOU CAN SPONSOR THIS TRANSFER?

CONDIDER THIS AND GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBBLE. FINALLY, IT IS MY
HUMBLE PRAYER THAT THE INFORMATION AS CONTAIN HEREIN BE ACCORDED THE
NECESSARY ATTENTION, URGENCY AS WELL AS THE SECRECY IT DESERVE. I EXPECT
YOUR RESPONSE DIRECTLY TO MY PERSONAL E-MAIL paullwilliams@myway.com IF
YOU CAN HANDLE THIS PROJET

BEST REGARDS,
BARRISTER PAUL WILLIAMS,

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