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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: williams kan <williams_on_notification@yahoo.it>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:31:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Greeting.


FINAL NOTIFICATION.
36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2YB,
United Kingdom
Telephone: +447024097887
Fax: +447005964907
Email Contact:(williamskan7@gmail.com)
Private:(williamskan@mailsnare.net)

Dear Beneficiary

Estate of Mrs. Rosamund Jones Hilton

FINAL NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

Please confirm your receipt of this mail because previous hardcopy letters have been sent through your mailing address but we did not get any response from you. Not to worry, because even if it was intercepted in
The course of postage, no execution will be carried out without the endorsement of Mr. Kan Williams the attorney for the execution. On-behalf of the Trustees and Executors of the Will of late of Mrs. Mrs. Rosamund Jones Hilton I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of US$1,300.000.00 One Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Mrs. Mrs. Rosamund Jones Hilton until her death she was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company in London and later invested in poultry farm and grains.
She established herself as a wealthy farmer in United Kingdom where she export and import goods and other poultry products. She was a very dedicated Woman and a great philanthropist during her lifetime. She involved herself in helping people by giving invest able loans in agriculture and other ventures.
Late Mrs. Mrs. Rosamund Jones Hilton died on 13th November 2006 at the age of 82 years.
She is from Eastern London lived in East all through her active years but later move down to western London due to long term illness where she died in a specialist hospital.
She was married but without a child and lost his husband in 1986 due to breast cancer. She said in her words as stated in his last testament that "it is my desired wish to see that the poor and less privileged are given
Assistance by any means and limit this token could go, especially Asia,
Africa and South America-Europe, middle east, having seen it all myself. She therefore advised that this amount be invested and the part of the proceeds be used in the work of humanity".
I hereby request that you notify to us the acknowledgement of this message to enable us file necessary documents of claims at probate registry for the release of this funds to you.
Please inform me if you did receive this notification.
Awaiting your urgent reply as soon as possible.
Yours In Service
MR. Williams Kan



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