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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: Mr Hallam Paul William <halpauwil35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hallam_paulwilliam@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 07:28:35 +0000
Subject: I Need Your Response



Dear Sir/Madam

It is very important for me to contact you at this point of time. I am Mr Stephen Slater, Attorney to late Colin Morley who died in the 7th July, 2005 London train station bomb blast. Before the untimely death of my client in the bomb blast he has a Deposit Account with the Barclay's Bank of England worth Twenty Million Pounds Sterling.

I am contacting you for the fact that I can be able to prepare all legal Documents to show that the said funds was "Willed" to you by my late client.

Once you accept this offer I shall prepare the Will and all other documents so that you can contact the bank for the Release of the Funds to you as the next of Kin to my Late Client.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Mr Hallam Paul WilliamAttorney at LawLLB(Hons) LLM(Manchester)Email: hallam_paulwilliam@hotmail.com
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