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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- This email message is a next of kin scam.
- Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
Fraud email example:
From: Billy Chan <billychan002@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:34:20 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY,
I am Barrister Billy Chan a legal practitioner.I am the personal attorney
to late Mr. Patrick Jonhson,a business consultant who died with his family
on 14 Apr 2010 in Yushu county in north-west province of Qinghai earthquake
during his business trip to the province.You can read more about the
earthquake through the below link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/14/china-earthquake-death-toll-yushu
Do kindly contact me directly on my private email adddress below thus;(
billychan@live.fr) for more details inrespect for the claim of his
Estate/Fund valued(US$15 Million)left behind before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm.
Best Regards
Barrister Billy Chan Esq.
Principal Attorney,
Beijing-China.
Email; billychan@live.fr
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