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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: "John Lucas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnlucas.jr30@w.cn>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:37:01 -0000
Subject: Re: Late Philip Hull

Notification of Bequest In Your Name,

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Philip
Hull ,I hereby attempt to reach you again. I wish to notify you that
late Philip Hull made you a beneficiary to his will.He left the sum of
thirty one Million five Hundred Thousand Dollars.($31,500,000.00 ) to
you in the codicil and last testament to his will. This may sound
strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true.

Late Philip Hull until his death was a very industrious man who loved
spaceships, photographs,Traveling, also an ex-military, who love to
give out and a devoted christian. His great philanthropy earned him
numerous awards during his life time, Late Philip Hull died at the age
of 71 years.According to him this money is to support your activities
and to help the poor and the needy.


You can contact me via my private e-mail address below

E-mail: johnlucas.jr30@w.cn


Please You should fill the information below for more directives

1.Full Name

2.Telephone number

3.Age

4.contact address/Country

5.occupation

Yours In Service,
John Lucas (Esq)
Tel.+447035916377

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