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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: JOHNSON & LOWRY CHAMBERS <beachgal-22@sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: danielmen3333@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:53:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR BEQUEST FROM MY LATE CLIENT!!!





JOHNSON & LOWRY CHAMBERS:
BARRISTER DANIEL AMEN
Phone:  +44 703 593 4648
Fax:    +44 700 592 1653
E-mail: danielmen333@yahoo.com.hk

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.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.
 
Note: You are advise to contact me with my personal email address:
danielmen333@yahoo.com.hk
 
Call me upon the reciept of this mail: Tel: +44 703 593 4648

BARRISTER DANIEL AMEN
JOHNSON & LOWRY CHAMBERS
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
PARTNERS: Barrister Daniel Amen, Geraci, Patricia, Barrister Amber L.
Abbuhl, Collette L. Adkins Giese, Peggy Steif Abram Esq, Bridget M. Ahmann
Esq.

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