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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: "TEDDY WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES" <teddy_williams11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: teddywilliams82@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:24:04 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:

Address:33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
TEDDY WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK.
Attention:
On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Jürgen
Krügger. 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. Jürgen Krügger
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.
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 nominated to him by one of his numerous friends
abroad who wished you good. Engr. Jürgen Krügger until his death was a
member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic &
Electrical Engineers.
He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to give out. His great
philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time. Late Engr.
Jürgen Krügger died on the 13th day of December,2004 at the age of 80
years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activitiesand
to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you 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.
Note: You are advise to contact me with my personal email address:
teddywilliams82@gmail.com
Yours in Service,
BARRISTER TEDDY WILLIAMS ESQ.PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq
Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John Marvey Esq, Mr. Jerry Smith Esq


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