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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 Edaward STeward" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bar_edward.steward@wss-id.org>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:44:08 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST...

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Luther
Kruger I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter returned
undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email
address on the WILL.

I wish to notify you that Late Engr.Luther Kruger ,. made you a
beneficiary to his WILL.He left the sum of Twenty two million five hundred
thousand United States Dollars ($22,500.000.00 USD)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 recommended to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good.

Engr.Luther Kruger , until his death was a member of the Helicopter
Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers. He had a
very good heart and was a philanthropist. His great philanthropy earned
him numerous awards during his life time.

Late Engr.Luther Kruger , died on the 12th day of March,2008,at the age of
80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution. 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 this time 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 with the email below;

bar_edward.steward@outlook.com

Yours in Service,
Barrister Edward Steward

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