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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: "Blake Lapthorn Solicitors London" <info@online.org>
Reply-To: blakelapthorn_solicitors1@w.cn
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:19:23 +1000 (EST)
Subject: UN COMPESATION...







FROM:Blake Lapthorn Solicitors London,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,N4 2ES London, England.

Attention:


We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the
United Nations.In the course of a recently concluded 2010 investigations
and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and scamers in Africa
region, in colaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote
D'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa, india, UEA, the UN security
operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and
banking officials and arrest is still going on.

So far, the UN security operatives has also recovered about $5.1 Billion
from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscicated. It is
from the address books of the arrested officials that your email address
was recovered.

Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart
is paying a $1,000,000.00 compensation to those whose emails addresses and
other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also
paying full contract or inheritance and wining amounts to those with
provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors and
beneficiaries of funds in the affected African countries.

Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments from
these countries? OR are you a legitimate contractor and fund beneficiary
in any of the affected African country?

Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper guidlines and
details on how to receive this compensation OR your full payment.
Waiting.


Blake Lapthorn Solicitors London,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane,N4 2ES London, England.
Email: (blakelapthorn_solicitors1@w.cn)




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