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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: "BUSSINESS PROPOSAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hakalaesq@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:21:12 -0600
Subject:

My name is Barrister Hakala Antti Einari, an Attorney at Law.

I am writing to notify you of the unclaimed inheritance deposit of our late client, Mr. MROTZEK GERD who passed on to the Great beyond on August 21st, 2008 in the Spanair Flight JK-502 2 Crash in Madrid.

I got your name and contact address through a web search engine in my quest to
get a reliable individual who shall work with me in claiming this inheritance deposit since all efforts to get the biological relative has proved abortive, I am 80 years old and wish to conclude this before any thing happen to me.
Please reply to me urgently with your Telephone and Fax # for more information on the amount of inheritance, procedure and legality of this claim via this email: barrister.hakalaantti@gmail.com or call me directly.
I need your strong assurance and confidentiality. God bless us.

Best regards,
HAKALA ANTTI EINARI (Esq.).

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