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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: Hilson Wayne <hw.tg12@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:45:20 +0000
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Your_inheritance_claim_of_GB=A37=2C500=2C000?=


Attention Dearest,

Let me begin by introducing myself properly to you, I am Barr.Hillson
Wayne, Personal Attorney to your late relative Miss. Veronica, from you
country, who bears the same last name with you and was one of the biggest
Contractors in Togo, until her death in motor vehicle accident in the
capital city Lome Togo West Africa, She banked with the (Union Togolaise de
Banque) and had a closing balance as at the end of September, 2002 worth
(GB£7,500,000) now the bank want to confiscate the account and you have the
same last name with my deceased client, and She is also a national of your
country. For more information and directives, reply only through my direct
email (hillson.wayne1@yahoo.com) with the following information for further
clarifications and details.

Your Full Name............
Your phone Tele...........
Your Private Email.........
Your residential address........
Yours age ..............

Dear, I await your kind attention as quickly as possible for more
information and directives. Consider this and get back to me as soon as
possible.

Please, this is very confidential.

Respectfully,

Barr.Hillson Wayne (Esq.)

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