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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: Christ Church <fishybubbles98@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: reverendfr@sify.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 07:59:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Christ Church,641 high road,




Christ Church,641 high road,

North Finchley,London,

United Kingdom.

Tel; (+44-70-3593-2916)

Fax: +44-700-580-9129













Notification of Bequest



On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the Estate of Late Scott Kennedy ,I

once again try to notify you as my earlier letter to you through the Post

Office was returned undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you via your

e-mail address.I wish to notify you that late Scott Kennedy made you a

beneficiary to his will.He left the sum of three Million five Hundred

Thousand Dollars.($3,500,000.00 ) to you in the codicil and last testament to

his will.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. Late Scott Kennedy until his death was a

former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant

construction company.

Late Scott Kennedy until his death was a member of my parish

& a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His

great

philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life

time,

Late Scott Kennedy died at the age of 71 years.According to

him

this money is to support your activities and to help the

poor and

the needy.a

Please You should fill the information below for more

directives

1.Full Name:

2.Telephone number:

3.Age:

4.contact address/Country:

5.occupation:

I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Yours In Service,

Reverend Fr.Anthony(Esq)

Parish Priest



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