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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Wang Wong" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrsiterwangwong@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:13:54 -0600
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER,

Attention,

This is for real, Please get back to me. I know there are a lot of internet frauds but this is real and I can proof it to you by all means.

I am barrister Wang Wong a citizen of Hong Kong, and i work here in United Kingdom. Unfortunately my late client Engineer Thomas P.Johnson

was among the victim of the Hurricane http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hurricana_earl_%282010%29 as he traveled for august holiday in USA with his family.

Meanwhile. Ever since years i have always know that he deposited a fixed deposit of amount $2.5 Million dollars with UBS bank here,

and as i am talking with you he died with his family and for about two years now no trace as the bank has inform me to present his Next of Kin

as says on his will.My dear, I have all the paper works and with my legal right i will make you the next of kin and the bank will release the money

to you. let's get to know each other, I promise to give you 30% of the total funds transferred to you vital bank account as compensation for your help.

Thanks for taking this offer and opportunity.

Barrister Wang Wong Esq.

For: Principal Attorney,

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