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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: Dr Fredrick Chiluba <drfredrick_chiluba@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: drfredrickc@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:02:18 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I await your prompt response.


DR BARRISTER FREDRICK CHILUBA ESQ,
ELRAHIM.CHAMBERS SERVICES 14,
147 ADIDIGO LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA
TEL: +228-0704854.
 
Attention:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jorge Johnson. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Jorge made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of (US$25.5million) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Jorge until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

I await your prompt response.

Yours in Service,

Dr Barrister Fredrick Chiluba.



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