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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: Janka Hru?kov? <hruskova_@iol.cz>
Reply-To: bar.william.moore.law.firm.7@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:09:46 GMT
Subject: HELLO




WILLIAM MOORE LAW FIRM
Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street,London EC1A 4DD
TEL: +(44 )-704-571-7571
Email:barristerwilliammoore7@gmail.com
Registration number: OC310335.
VAT Registration number: 691181919
Dear Beloved Friend,My name is Barrister WILLIAM MOORE , I am assigned
to contact you on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate
of Late Engr David Rollins.I once again try to notify you as my
earlier
letter was returned undelivered.
I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated
here and I wish to notify you that late Engr David Rollins made you a
beneficiary to his funds.
He left the sum of Fifteen Million Great
British Pounds (15,000,000,00 GBP )to you in a Bank account
number:52207712321
with
a Security Deposit Bank here in london UK.Until his death , he was a
member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic &
Electrical Engineers and also a humanitarian.His great philanthropy
earned
him numerous awards during his life time.Engr David Rollins died on
the
13th day of Feb. 2007 at the age of 80 years, and his funds is now
ready for execution.According to him this
money is tosupport your humanitarian activities and to help the poor
and the
needy in our society.Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful,
endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude
my
job.By replying to this e-mail,you will have to update the form below
so that I can contact you and also send you the AFFIDAVIT FORM IN
SUPPORT OF APPLICATION which you will have to fill and submit to the
Security Deposit Bankfor claims.
1.Name in full............................
2.Address.................................
3.Nationality.............................
4.Age.....................................
5.Occupation..............................
6.Phone/Fax...............................
7.Present Country.........................
This is my email contact address :barristerwilliammoore7@gmail.com
please get back to me as soon as you read this e-mail so that we can
proceed further with remittance to you.I hope to hear from you in no
distant time.
Yours in Service,Barr. WILLIAM MOORE
WILLIAM MOORE Law Firm TEL: +(44 )-704-571-7571
Time to call (9am to 5pm london time GMT )


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