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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: "Bowen & Associates" <info@barrister.com>
Reply-To: roywsnyder0161@yahoo.in
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:29:00 +0100
Subject: This is in respect to your non response!!!

Attn: Friend,
For your attention.

This is in respect to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf
of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client. I wish to notify
you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the total sum of
£12,500,000.00GBP (Twelve million five hundred thousand Great British Pounds)
in the codicil and last testament of the deceased. Until his death he was a
major share holder in big companies which include textile and construction
company.

He was a very great philanthropist during his life time. He died on 25th July
2000 at the age of 58.Even though he was a foreigner living and working here
he requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard
here as My home and the people as my people"

We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as you are qualified by
your name identity.All the legal papers will be processed on your response.In
your acceptance of this, we request that you kindly forward any proof of
identities of yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and forwarding
address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate
division for the release of this sum of money.
I await your prompt correspondence.

For further Details on this, please
contact Person: Roy W.Snyder Esq
EMAIL:[roywsnyder0161@yahoo.in]

Congratulations.
Yours faithfully,
Barrister Roy W.Snyder.
E-mail:[roywsnyder0161@yahoo.in]

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