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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: BLAKE LAPTHORN SOLICITORS <blake09292@xcvf.onmicrosoft.com>
Reply-To: <Blakelapthornsolicitorsuk@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 16:31:21 +0100
Subject: Are you a Victim?

FROM:Blake Lapthorn Solicitors London,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane, N4 2ES London, England.

Attention,
We are London based solicitors working as representative solicitors to the United Nations.In the course of a recently concluded 2014 investigations and subsequent arrests of suspected fraudsters and dupes in African region, in collaboration of the present governments of Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkinafaso and South Africa, india, UEA,the UN security operatives have so far arrested and prosecuted over 300 government and banking officials and arrest is still going on.

So far, the UN security operatives has also recovered about $15.5 Billion from both cash in accounts and properties and assets confiscated. It is from the address books of the arrested fraudsters that your email address was recovered. It was discovered that you have been spending too much and yet has not received anything due to the activities of these scammers. Right now, the United Nations (UN) and their Africa Union (AU) counterpart is paying a $1,000,000.00 ( One million USD ) compensation to those who their emails, and contact addresses and other personal data are recovered from these arrested officials, and also paying full contract or inheritance and lottery wining amounts to those with provable information qualifying them as genuine contractors/beneficiaries/lottery winnings/fraud victims of these above countries.

Which Category do you fall? Have you been getting emails for payments from these countries? Or are you a legitimate contractor and fund beneficiary in any of the affected African and European countries?,Please, indicate clearly as you get back to me for proper guidelines and details on how to receive this compensation Or your full payment. Its best for you to know that Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors are registered solicitors here in London Uk, and we have been contracted by the UN to carry out proper search and ensure that payments are made to those really affected in the above mentioned areas. You have to contact our firm directly using our email address above.

Sincerely Yours,

Blake Lapthorn,
(PRINCIPAL PARTNER TO:)
Blake Lapthorn & Co. Solicitors,
323 Green Lane, N4 2ES London, England.
Email: Blakelapthornsolicitorsuk@protonmail.com
Phone: +447045703932

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