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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: William Wallace <williamwallace0200@gmail.com>
Reply-To: williamwilliamwallace@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:19:42 +0100
Subject: How are you today?

How are you today?

You did not respond to my first mail, but I decided to write again in case
you did not receive the first one. Please I want to know if am talking with
the right person, I am asking this because I have an urgent information
that will be of help to you and me, Once again My Name is
Mr. William Wallace. I work with one of the leading Banks here in London,
UK. I would need your consent to present you as the next of kin to our late
customer who died of heart attack in 2009. He was a wealthy business man
who deposited the sum of 7,500,000 (Seven Million Five hundred thousand
British Pounds Sterling).) in our Bank. He died without any registered next
of kin as he was long divorced and had no child. I was his account officer
and have in my possession all the documents required to present you as his
beneficiary next of kin. We can work together to claim this fund. Please
listen, this is real and goes on in Banks all over the world without people
knowing.

Let us utilize this opportunity because it does not come always.A lot of
customers open private accounts with different Banks without the knowledge
of their families and when they die, such money will be lost to the Bank
unless someone comes to claim it. This is how a lot of Bank Directors make
so much money silently.

This transaction does not require any type of delay because the bank will
close the account after three months and this is why we need to work toward
this claim immediately and claim the fund within 5 bank working days to
enable the bank approve the claim and remit the funds into your account.

On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will
furnish you with more details.Please endeavor to provide me with the
following so that we can discuss in details.

Full name ( Including your middle name)
Direct Mobile telephone number
Contact address and occupation
Direct Fax Number:

I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,


Mr. William Wallace

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