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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: Williams John Solomon <williamsjohn1solomon@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 16:18:35 +0100
Subject: SPECIAL GREETINGS TO YOU

Special Greetings

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new partner from Japan. Presently I'm in South
Korea for investment Projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.

Now contact my secretary, his name is Mr. Robert Wilson on this e-mail
address:- { barristerobertwilson@gmail.com } ask him to send you the
total of US$850,000.00 which I kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter in the past. I appreciated
your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touch with my
secretary Mr. Robert Wilson and instruct him where to send the amount to
you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the
joy after all the sufferings at that time. In the moment, I am very busy
here because of the Investment projects which me and the new partner are
having at hand. Finally, Remember that I had forwarded instruction to the
secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in
touch with Mr. Robert Wilson, he will send the amount to you without any
delay.

Regards,

Williams John Solomon

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