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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: "Attorney: Walter Aylen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <walter.aylen@rediffmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:02:55 +0800
Subject: Walter Aylen Attorney-at-Law

Attention.

Your e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by my law firm, Walter Aylen Law Chambers in England, My name is Barrister Walter Aylen (esq).A personal attorney to my late client Mr.Kizito C. Brown who worked with an oil firm, Mr.Kizito C. Brown a well known Philanthropist who died along with his entire family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50p.m. ET as reported on : http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08..html Before he died, he made a Will in my law firm stating that $ 4,200,000.00 In words ( Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollar. Only ) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice outside (Overseas.) My chambers conducted a random draw which was supervised by the Ministry of justice, The attorney General of Great Britain the United Kingdom and The Financial Firm where the money was deposited by my late client Mr.Kizito C. Brown,and your e-mail address was picked as the be!
neficiary to this (WILL). I am par

If you are not theintended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

Yours truly,
Advocate: Walter Aylen Attorney-at-Law .
15 New Bridgee Street London EC4V 6AU Chancery United Kingdom.
Telephone Number: +44-7035979312
Fax Number: +44-7005938692.

Notice : The information contained in this e-mail may be confidential information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any use, distribution, transmittal or re-transmittal of information contained in this e-mail by persons who are not intended recipients may be a violation of law and is strictly prohibited.

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