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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: "BROWNE JACOBSON ESQ" <info@lawfirm.org>
Reply-To: jacobsonesq@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:22:19 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Executor of the estate of Late Mr. Christopher Friedrich!




This is to notify you that late Mr. Christopher Friedrich made you a
beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Twenty Million, five hundred
Thousand Dollars (US$20, 500,000.00) in the codicil to his Will and last
testament. This may sound strange and unbelievable to you but it is REAL
and TRUE.
Late Christopher Friedrich died on the 8th day of August, 2005 aged 76
years. His WILL is now ready for execution after 5 years of thorough
investigation. According to him, this money is to support your
humanitarian/medical activities and to help the poor and the needy in our
society. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavour 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.

Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address below:
You are hereby required by this notification to Confirm your ownership to
this Legacy. You shall be detailed on the procedure in benefiting this
upon the receipt of your response via this personal email address: Late
Mr. Christopher Friedrich bequeathed US$20, 500,000.00 USD, to you in his
will. More info,contact your attorney(Browne Jacobson Esq.) via email
address; jacobsonesq@yahoo.com.hk or call:+447024093499



Regards,
Browne Jacobson & Associates
Principle Partners
Browne Jacobson Esq,



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