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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: "" <zsheralec@iol.cz>
Reply-To: cohengilbertchambers@consultant.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:40:42 GMT
Subject: From The Chambers of Cohen Gilbert & Associates




The Chambers of Cohen Gilbert =26 Associates
2 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4BU
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax +44 (0)8709748173
Office Hours=3A Monday - Friday 9=3A00a=2Em=2E - 5=3A00p=2Em=2E Evening =
Appointments
Available

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr=2E J=FC=
rge
Kr=FCgger=2E I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was ret=
urned
undelivered=2E I wish to notify you that late Engr=2E J=FCrge Kr=FCgger=
made you
a beneficiary to his WILL=2E He left the sum of Three Million=2C Eight =
Hundred
Thousand Pounds (GBP3=2C 800=2E000=2E00) to you in the Codicil and last
testament to his WILL=2E

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you=2C but it is real and tru=
e=2E
Being a widely traveled man=2C 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=2E Engr=2E J=FCrge Kr=FCgger until his death =
was a
member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic =26
Electrical Engineers=2E

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities a=
nd
to help the poor and the needy in our society=2E Please if I reach you =
as I
am hopeful=2C endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable m=
e
conclude my job=2E I hope to hear from you in no distant time=2E

Note=3A You are advised to contact me with my personal email
address=3Acohengilbertchambers=40consultant=2Ecom



Best Regards=2C
Cohen Gilbert QC=2E
Principal Partner
Cohen Gilbert =26 Associates

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