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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: "Sir Paul William" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sirpaulwilliamw1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 00:45:25 +0200
Subject: From Sir Paul William

Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you today? I initiated this contact with you as a private one. I am a managing partner with a consulting firm here in the UK, One of my clients contracted me to link him with a reliable foreign partner through whom he can develop a possible business portfolio.my client is a high profile figure who will not want his identity to be exposed on the process of the transaction, that is the reason we are soliciting for a collaborating partner whom we can use for the trust, there is an impending fund for this purpose contact. Details of the arrangement will be given upon receiving your nod.

Please you can reach me through my private email address: sirpaulwilliamw1@yahoo.co.uk
Yours Sincerely,

Sir Paul William.

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