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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: "Barrister Laurence Thomas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <laurencethomas1950@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 04:32:37 -0500
Subject: Re: Legal Partnership

Good Day,

I make this appeal with hope that you will partner with me to secure my late client $50 Million deposit with a financial firm in Europe. The content of this mail are expressed in confidence and solely for your personal consideration. Wherein this does not meet your interest, kindly express so, so that I can seek for the interest of someone else. Please send me a mail with your full names, address, phone number and occupation to register your interest. Once this is received, I will send you full details of this proposal immediately.

Thanks.

Regards,
Barrister Laurence Thomas
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co
2 Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway,
Birmingham B4 6WR
United Kingdom



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