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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: "JULIAN GREENHILL" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 21:20:01 +0200
Subject: URGENT!!! (ACKNOWLDGE)

Hello,
 
My name is Julian Greenhill, sole legal counsel to late Samuel Meyer, Late Samuel died on the 15th of June, 2010 in the New Zealand and a Fortnight ago, I was contacted by the Financial Institution (Westpac Bank, NZ) were he held a monetary resource to contact his family members on his abandoned investment with them. Throughout my search, I was not able to ascertain a genuine relative who shall be recipient of his abandoned investment, hence contacting you for your assistance and transfer of the funds. The amount involved is $48.6 Million Dollars.
 
Every documents to back up the claim is intact and i will also stand in as your legal representative during the claims process.
Contact me via email. julianhills@outlook.com
 
Yours truly,
Julian Greenhill
Senior Partner.
Act Legal
8 New Square
Lincoln’s Inn
London WC2A 3QP
LDE No · 311
+447937457583
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