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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 Guildhall Fox ." <barr_guildhallf@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:47:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL.

GuildHall Logo
                                       GUILDHALL CHAMBERS LONDON UK.
FROM THE DESK OF
BARRISTER GUILDHALL 
Phone:+44-70-3192-6189
Fax:+44-87-1243-5305
 

TRANSFER OF (GBP20M)TO AN OFF SHORE CORPORATE/PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT: _______________________________________________________________________________
 
Greetings to you ,

I am  Barrister Guildhall Fox, Attorney to Mr. Charles.J Fletcher of Oando oil company. My client was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment along with his accomplices for illegal oil lifting in Saudi Arabia on the 12th of November 2005. I have his mandate to arrange with a reliable foreign partner to negotiate for the transfer of his funds (20 million British Pounds sterling)  in a London bank to another oversea account to avoid its seizure by the British government.
 
 I contacted you believing you will be assistive enough and willing to work with us in this transaction by providing and receive the said funds into your bank account for us, please urgently get back to me at: barr_guildhallf@yahoo.co.uk, indicating your confidential email, fax and phone numbers so that I can brief you on the details of this transaction and your reward. We hope to conclude as soon as possible on receipt of your full co-operation.  
 
Expecting your kind early responds.
 
Regards. 
George Monck - picture and contact link 
Barrister Guildhall Fox.
Guildhall Chambers. 


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