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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: "Barr. Henry McKenzie" <media@zajil.net>
Reply-To: barr.henrymckenzie@lawfirm-esq.co.cc
Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:10:09 +0300
Subject: Your bank account will soon be multiplied!


Your bank account will soon be multiplied! as Rupert Murdoch's media apologized and agreed to cash payouts to victims according to the following category:

Category A: Phone & e-mail hack victim :- (£1,260,313.78 pounds (about $2,000,000.00 USD), plus legal costs.
Category B: Phone hack victims: - (£630,159.43 pounds (about $1,000,000.00 USD), plus legal costs.
Category C: e-mail hack victims :- (£504,127.55 pounds (about $800,000.00 USD), plus legal costs.

Thirty-six (36) claimants have so far been awarded settlements and 18 of these were revealed in court today.
Furthermore, e-mails ID & phone numbers of hack victims were revealed after unfolding the database of Rupert Murdoch's media.
Your e-mail happens to be one of those victimized by the hacking act. Please contact the committee appointed Lawyer for your compensation today:

Barr. Henry McKenzie
barr.henrymckenzie@lawfirm-esq.co.cc
+44-704-573-2458

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088808/Phone-hacking-victim-Jude-Law-gets-130k-payout-News-International-admits-lying.html#ixzz1lXjrEj2U


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