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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: "easu" <easu@npcnepal.gov.np>
Reply-To: barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk
Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:34:11 +0545
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST

DAVID SMITH & ASSOCIATE
Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
PARTNER MANAGING
LONDON - UK.
Tell :+44 70457 65551
+44 70457 65501
E-mail: barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk

NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jurgen
Krugger, 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. Jurgen Krugger made you a
beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (USD$30, 100.000.00) to you in the codicil and last
testament
to his will. 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 date.
Note: You are advised to contact me with my personal email address
below:Email:
barr.davidsmith@live.co.uk
Phone: +44 70457 65551
+44 70457 65501

I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to
yourself
until the transfer of the funds to you is finalised.Yours in Service,
BARRISTER
DAVID SMITH.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh, Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey Esq, Mr.
Jerry Smith Esq
Yours in His service,
Barr, David SMITH

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