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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: "Barrister Williams Nelson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <williamsnelson201@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 08:09:18 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST

MANAGING PARTNER
WILLIAMS NELSON, ESQ
Berkshires House
168-173 High Holborn,
London WCIV 7AA
United Kingdom.
+44-7012949242
 
 
NIGERIA OFFICE
No. 4 Ilupeju Street
Lagos-Nigeria
234-1-4737357
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST
 
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Late Engr. Phillip Randall Saito; I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Phillip Randall Saito made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Six Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD$6,100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last testament to his WILL.
 
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were recommended to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Phillip Randall Saito until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers; He had a very good heart and loved to give out.
 
His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr. Phillip Randall Saito died on the 13th day of December, 2008 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. According to him this money is to support 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. I hope to hear from you in no distant time through the
 
Yours in Service,
Barrister Williams Nelson

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