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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: Ellis B Mullins <mullinsxbzx2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ellisb.mullins@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:32:51 +0000
Subject: I hope to hear from you in no distant time.



THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE LATE ARTHUR COAKLEY
I once again notify you as my earlier letters were returned undelivered. The late Arthur Coakley made you a beneficiary to his WILL.
He left the sum of Twenty Four Million, Four Hundred Thousand American Dollars(US$24,400,000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament of his WILL.
If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavour to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.
Write me on: mullins.ellisb@yahoo.cn
I hope to hear from you in no distant time.
Yours-In-Service,Ellis B. Mullins,Manchester, United KingdomTel: +44-702-406-4498

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