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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: "Barr Jackson Williams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.jacksonwilliamslawfirm@outlook.co.th>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 20:18:02 -0700
Subject: Attention!

Dear Client,

I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email address stated here
and I wish to notify you that Late Eng Daniel Parker made you a beneficiary
to his funds.He left the sum of ( £17,000,000.00 ) Seventeen Million Great
British Pounds to you in a Bank account number:ABP-LN-685-00/52207712321
with a Security Deposit Bank here in London UK.

Please if I reach you this time as I am hopeful,endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job.By replying to this
e-mail,you will have to update the form below so that I can contact you and also send you the AFFIDAVIT FORM IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION which you will have to fill and submit to the Security Deposit Bank for claims.

1.Name in full:...............
2.Address:....................
3.Nationality:. ..............
4.Date of Birth:..............
5.Occupation:.................
6.Phone/Fax:..................
7.Present Country:............

Please get back to me immediately you receive my mail,so that we can proceed
further with remittance to you.

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours in Service,
Barrister Jackson Williams
Email:barrjacksonwilliams@hotmail.ru

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