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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: test@oylcompanyholding.ro
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:22:51 +0200
Subject: Contact my Lawyer ( Barr. Williams Aliwo ) immediately

Dear Partner,


How are you doing? I have tried to contact you through your former
email address but it wasn't going through so I had to search your first
and last name on the internet and I got your recent email address .I am
very happy to inform you about my success in getting that money under
the co-operation of a new partner from Paraguay, presently I'm in
Paraguay with the partner for some projects with the money. 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 Four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($1,450.000.00 USD) I have authorized my Lawyer
to issue to you the said amount Via Bank draft.


Here is the contact information.
Name: Barr. Williams Aliwo
Email: hon.williamaliwoesq@gmail.com
Email: barrwilliamaliwoesqq@outlook.com
Cell Phone: +234 8111-296727


At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which I 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.


Deposited By: Mrs.Gift Brown Thomas
Bank draft Number: 003176849 BC
Bank draft Type: CASHIERS CHEQUE.
Amount: $1, 450, 000, 00.USD
Colour: Brown.

Please I will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is
from the bottom of my heart. Rewarding you with $1,450,000.00 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($42,300,000,00 usd)from the oil development company. I was only
opportune to get half of the total sum ($21, 150, 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 $1,450,000.00usd 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 ( Barr. Williams Aliwo ) immediately


Extend my greetings to the rest of the family.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Gift Brown Thomas

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