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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: Dan Hemphill <dnhep47@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:15:19 +0200
Subject: ASSIST ME TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY

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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