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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: "Mr Paul Wilson Delille" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrmurphyjackson58@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 04:01:42 -0300
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT!!!

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our
unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the
other best known to you. Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and
trustworthiness you showed at the course of the transaction I want to
compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum of one million
five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500.000.00 USD)I have authorized my
Lawyer to issue to you the said amount Via Bank draft.

Here is his contact information.

Name: Barrister Murphy jackson
Chamber: markton chambers $ Solicitor

Email:barrmurphy_jackson@hotmail.com

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember
that I have forwarded instructions to my Lawyer on your behalf to send
the cheque to you as soon as you contact him without any delay.

Contact my Lawyer; inform him that i have sent you to him for the money
to be transferred to you. Also include this code of cheque ownership
details when you are contacting him. With the code of ownership
details,
he would send the money over to you without any delay.

CODE OF CHEQUE OWNERSHIP DETAILS

Deposited By: MR PAUL DELILLE WILSON
Bank draft Number: 002176849 RC> Bank draft Type: CASHIERS CHEQUE.
Amount: $1, 500, 000. 00 USD
Colour: GREY.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from the bottom of my heart. Rewarding you with $1,500,000.00 USD is
not
enough to be compared with your assistance at the initial stage of our
business, but i want you know that i was not able to get the complete
funds of($3,000,000,00usd)from the oil development company. I was only
opportune to get half of the total sum ($1,500, 000, 00 usd) which i
had
to share also with my new partner who helped in completing the business
after you withdrew your interest. I am rewarding you with a token of
$1,500,000.00usd because you deserve it for your past assistance which
i
can't forget. You did your best and you deserve my reward. Please
accept
this token with good faith.

Contact my Lawyer (Barrister Murphy jackson) immediately.

Extend my greetings to the rest of the family.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Best Regards,
Mr. Paul Wilson

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