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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: "Thomas Philip \(Advocates & Solicitors\)" <singh@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: <barrthomas23@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:18:46 +0800
Subject: Contact Me Personnaly.

Thomas Philip (Advocates & Solicitors)

5-1, Jalan 22A/70A, Wisma CKL
Desa Sri Hartamas
Kuala Lumpur 50480
Malaysia

PRIVATE TEL:
PRIVATE EMAIL: barrthomas23@gmail.com


I am Mathew Thomas Philip,an attorney at law and i would love to share with you a very important business proposition that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.

A deceased client of mine,that shares the same last name as yours, who after shall be referred to as my late client,died as the result of a heart-related condition on March 12th 2005.His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his
family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

My late Client has a deposit of Nineteen Million Dollars ( US$19 Million Dollars) left behind.

I can be reached on (barrthomas23@gmail.com) for more information.

Email: barrthomas23@gmail.com
Best regards,
Mathew Thomas Philip
Attorney at Law

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