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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: Reinaldo & Reinaldo Law Firm <r.carlton@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: r.carlton1954@07168.cn
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:33:39 +0100
Subject: I am contacting you for the second time

Reinaldo & Reinaldo Law Firm
Office 11 10 Great Russell
Street London, wc1b 3bq
United Kingdom.


I am the sole executor and trustee of the estate of a testator and I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated on the trust as my previous notification to you was returned undelivered. Please if i reach you this time as i am hopeful, endeavor
to get back to me. I have information concerning the availability of a total sum of three hundred and seventy five thousand Great British Pounds (GBP£375, 000.00) with a bank which has been listed in your name. The testator made you the beneficiary of this fund.

My duty is to provide legal assistance and claims administration for transfer of custody of the funds to you as the sole and legal beneficiary in accordance with the Trusts Act 1973. Upon your response to this email, I shall provide you will further information on the release of the funds to you .I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Godspeed,
Mr. Reinaldo Carlton
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WARNING ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY. Spanish law guarantees privacy in electronic communications. This message and its attachments are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please, notify us immediately and destroy the original. You should not copy this message or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its content to any other person.

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