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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: Dan Hemphill <danhephil4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dhephill@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:39:52 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE (NEXT OF KIN)


Dan.Hemphill & Co.(Solicitors)
55 Leicester Square,
London WC2H 7LA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Dan Hemphill, I am the personal attorney to my late client,a National of your country, he is known and referred to as my Client and has the same last name with you. On the Sunday, 16 September 2007, when my late client, his wife and kids were killed in the PLANE CRASH which happen in Phuket in southern Thailand.

I have made several inquires to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives but all my efforts proved unsuccessful.My contact to you is to assist me in repatriating my late client's money which he deposit in a Finance & Security House, before the account and his properties he left behind will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance & Security House where he deposit this money valued $9.3million(NINE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS).

I want to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with him, so that the money in his account will be paid to you while I will come over to your country for the sharing. I will take 60% while you will take 40% and I will to invest my own share in your country.

I have all the necessary legal documents that can be use to backup any claim we may want. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me immediately through my via email address:( dnhephill@yahoo.co.uk ) for more details.

Awaits your urgent reply.

Regards,
Dan Hemphill



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