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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: "PROF. DAVID HAMILTON" <usuario@easynet.es>
Reply-To: vinlawyers00000@aol.com
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 09:56:32 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

GOOD DAY,
My name is Prof.David Hamilton ,I am a retired lawyer, I am searching for any family member of my late client Mr. Susumu who has the same family surname with you, his bank contacted me because they want to pay his funds (Fifty Million United States Dollars) to his family.

He died with his wife and two children in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan when the Tsunami Happened in Japan, he lived all his life in UK with his wife and two children, he only visited Japan that year for holiday and died with his wife and two children in the Tsunami.

There is no contact information of any of his relatives in his record with the bank, this is why I am contacting you to know if you are his relative.

I need your urgent reply about this please.

Sincerely Yours,

Prof. David Hamilton (RETIRED)
52 Denedin House, Manwood
street,Noth Woolwich,London E162LB
United Kingdom.
TELL: +448715049889

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