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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: "Andrew Robotham, Esq" <info!@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: <andrewrobothamesq01@j-mail.info>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:14:50 -0500
Subject: Notification of Bequest




Notification of Bequest

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Sir.Martin
Wilczek, I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter wasreturned
undelivered. I hereby attempt to reach you again by this same email
address on the WILL. I wish to notify you on this proposal which is of
utmost secrecy to me. Sir. Martin Wilczek under private retainership with
me fas back as 2002 left the sum of FiveMillion, One Hundred Thousand
Dollars(USD$5,100.000.00) in the codicil and last testament to his will.

This may sound strange andunbelievable to you, but it is real and true.
Being a widely travel ledman, he must have made several contacts and while
he was away on one of his numerous trips, he lost his family in a ghastly
motor accident in Berlin .Sir. Martin Wilczek until his death was a former
managing director and Pioneer staff of Global Galleries. He was a very
dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great philanthropy earned
him numerous awards during his life time. Sir Martin Wilczek died on
the9th day of February 2004 at the age of 90 years, and his WILL is now
ready for execution.

I have decided to contact you through this medium after painstakingly
making one or two searches over the internet seeking who may act as a
beneficiary to his will since his immediate family are not alive.
According to him this money is to help the poor and the needy so YOU MUST
note this after the funds have been transferred to your account and after
sharing too.Otherwise we may be at conflict with a dead man's wish which
may not augur well for the both of us.
Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon
as possible via my direct email address as shown below to us expedite the
process.I hope to hear from you on the hour.

Email: andrewrobothamesq01@j-mail.info
Legally yours,
Bar. Andrew Robotham, Esqa


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