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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: "MAC O'WELL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.mac.owell@centrum.cz>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:54:21 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

FROM THE LAW CHAMBERS OF BARRISTER MAC O'WELL.
ROYAL EQUITY CHAMBERS
771 High Holborn, London - 020 3370 3877
Tel: +44 752 230 3096.
email: barr.mac.owell@centrum.cz

Dear Sir/Madam,

We wish to introduce our law firm to you. We are solicitors, advocates and notarary public based in London, United Kingdom.

Our basic services include representing clients processing contract payments, inherrittance, lottery winnings, next of kin,financial loans,processing and obtaining atm cards from anywhere, compensations payments from anywhere etc. We also represent our clients in negotiations for obtaining loans to finance the processing of such payments anywhere as well as property sales, purchase or lease at any part of the world.

All we need you to do is to contact us with the details of your transactions and we shall take it up immediately. We shall personally process such transactions with the authorities concerned and represent you in all matters be it at the courts, agreements and affidavits which ever it may be.

You will not be required to pay us any agreed legal/professional fees until we have completed the project and you confirm the receipt of such payments either through your bank account, certified cheques, international bank drafts or atm cards. All you will be required to do is to supply whatever information required of you and attendant logistics to prosecute your project until completed.

We shall be looking forward to your prompt response to our proposal.

For further enquiry, please write me through the email address above or call the number above for prompt attention. We are committed to ensuring the success of your payment process and will not relent until we see that achieved.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Barrister Mac O'Well (Esq)
Attorney at Law.
Head of Chamber.


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