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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Smith Williams Chambers" <smithwillschambers@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:51:16 +0000
Subject: I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAIL YOU SINCE

Smith Williams Legal Chambers
64 London Road The Old Bank
Southampton 5 High St
Hampshire Milford-on-Sea
SO15 2EH

Date :28th November 2005

Notification of Bequest.

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Mark Billings ,I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was 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.Mark Billings made you a beneficiary to his will, he left the sum of Nine Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars 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 travelled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his distant relatives abroad who wished you good as he was only very found of you and his only regr et was that he never had the chance to meet with you face to face .Engr.Mark Billings until his death was a former managing director and pioneer staff of a giant construction company. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned him
numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr.Mark Billings died on the 9th day of June 2005 at the age of 82 years, and his "WILL" is now ready  for execution.
 
According to him this money is to support your activities and to build a charity /foundation in his name .
Please If I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible by emailing me back on my direct e-mail : jchan_esq@yahoo.co.uk
To enable me conclude my job, you should forward along your current telephone number, including your current mailing address. I hope to hear from you in no distant time. ours in Service ,

Mr. Joe Chan ,Esq. (For Trustees).

This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. Any dissemination or use of this information by a person other than the intended recipient is unauthorized and may be illegal.

SMITH WILLIAM CHAMBERS ,
UNITED KINGDOM .

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