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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: kanwilliams1@inmail24.com
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:54:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY UJRGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kan_williams5@yahoo.com



- Estate of Frederick Nassir Powell. FINAL NOTIFICATION Please confirm your receipt of this mail because numerous hard copy letters have been sent through your mailing address but we did not get any response from you. Not to worry, because even if it was intercepted in the course of postage, no execution will be carried out without the endorsement of Imam Ahmed Musa and I, the attorney to the principal. On-behalf of the Trustees and Executors of the Will of late of Frederick Nassir I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest sumofUS$10,000.000.00 (Ten Million US Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. The late Frederick, until his death, was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company in China. He also invested in poultry and grain farms. He established himself as a wealthy farmer in Asia where he exported rice and other poultry products. He was a very dedicated man and a great philanthropist d!
uring his life time. He involved himself in helping people by giving investable loans in agriculture and otherventures.Late Frederick died on 13th Febuary 2005 at the age of 62. He was an American lived in Asia all through his active years but later move down to London due to long term illness where he died in a specialist hospital . He was married but without a child and lost his wife in 1986 to breast cancer. He said in his words as stated in his last testament that "it is my desired wish to see that the poor and less privileged are given assistance by any means and extent that this token sum of money can go, especially to Asia, Africa and South America, having seen it all myself. He therefore advised that this amount be invested wisely and prudently and the major part of the profits generated from the investment be used in charity works". I hereby request that you notify me the acknowledgement of this message to enable us file necessary documents of claims at probate re!
gistry for the release of this funds to you. Yours In Service,KAN WILL
IAMS Esq.LLB LONDON


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