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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "trunk box" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "dr.hillaryadams@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Hillary Adams." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.hillaryadams@live.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:50:35 -0500
Subject: Dear Prospective Partner,

Dear Prospective Partner,

I am Dr.Hillary Adams, I got your contact information through the International public records while searching for someone as the next to my late client who was a business magnate that died during the December , 2004 Tsunami catastrophe.

First , my apologies for this unsolicited mail to you ,certainly not a predictable way to foster a relationship of trust but because of the circumstances surrounding this issue I decided to reach you via this medium to join me to utilize this life changing opportunity to put up a claim to my late Client's vault trapped with a Safe Keeping Company.

Before the catastrophe, my late client deposited One Trunk Box containing the sum of USD 21.7 million (TWENTY ONE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a security firm in Spain for security and personal reasons , he did not disclose the exact content of the deposited vault to them as cash but personal valuables.

As the attorney to my late client, I was given an ultimatum to look for relatives (heir/inheritor) to come for the claim or have the Vault liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with existing laws and taken to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security as unclaimed.

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to no avail, I decided to reach and present you as the beneficiary to this vault . I know you may or may not be in anyway related to my late client but I have worked out all modalities to complete this effectively.

Once the diplomatic consignment is released to you, we shall divide the content in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

Kindly get back to me via my private email address stated below; Email: (dr.hillaryadams@live.com) I shall furnish you with the contact details of the security/finance firm where the fund is kept in the trunk box in Madrid Spain immediately I hear from you.

Kind Regards,

Dr.Hillary Adams.

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