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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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Fraud email example:

From: Wallner Louri <jacoblew501@gmail.com>
Reply-To: wallnermrlouri@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:30:12 -0700
Subject: ADMINISTRATOR/NEXT OF KIN

ADMINISTRATOR/NEXT OF KIN

I considered your position before I made this consultation. My name is
Barrister. Wallner Louri. ,I am attorney to late Douglas Martin, an
industrialist, Oil and Gas merchant until his death last month. I have
represented his investment interest for over 25yrs now. On June 13th, 2008, he
summoned me to his office to commence his WILL process. That was when his
health condition became worse. He eventually died on 27th April 2012, leaving
the WILL uncompleted. Before i continue, kindly make sure you contact me via my
private email, which is :(lour.wallner@yahoo.com.hk) because that is where i
can only contact you from.


The burial arrangement is in progress now, and according to his instruction,
the WILL ,will be announced three days after his burial. Chief was a successful
business man, I want to include your name in the WILL as his foreign business
partner who according to him, should inherit US$35,200,000.00 which he packaged
in a Deposit Boxes and secretly deposited in a confidential Security Vault in
London as personal treasure. I want to do this before presenting the WILL to
his family. The family does not know about this his UK personal deposit. I will
get the letter of administration for you to claim the US$35,200,000.00 from the
UK deposit vault. I have the WILL with me and no member of his family has seen
the WILL and the UK deposit vault is not known to them. Can we work together?
Please i want you to get back to me via my private email address :
(lour.wallner@yahoo.com.hk)

Respectfully yours
Barrister. Wallner Louri.

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