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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- service19@centrum.cz (Centrum; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Richard Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <service19@centrum.cz>
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:54:21 +0100
Subject: From Barr. Richard Adams,??

>From Barr. Richard Adams,
Solicitor Chamber
Edgcott Road, Doddershall, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HP22 4DE, UK
Tel:+44 (0)7024-097-536
Fax:+44 (0)7005-942-552
Date: 21 June 2010.

Good day,

I am Richard Adams and I own the above chamber in london,UK. This mail is IN regard OF my past experience with the UK Government and the Law guiding the Banking system here in uk. I had a client by the name Mr. Sayed .A. Mohammed, he was a South Korea Business Consultant, whom was in united kingdom for some years on a business trip and i was his lawyer for seven year,he had done and sealed a lot of transaction with several Firm's here in UK.

Mr. Sayed A Mohammed died few year ago when he visited his home country , before his death Mr. Sayed A Mohammed deposited a large sum amount of money in a Bank, here in UK.The amount of the money deposited and the Banks name is not necessary now. To cut the story short, few year after his death i received a notification letter from the Bank, saying that the UK Government has giving me a duration of time to fine the next of Kin of Mr. Sayed to stand forward and claim his fund and i was giving six month to do this. I traveled to South Korea twice with the information i have in search of any of his family but i couldn't find any of them, before the given time if not the money will claim by the UK Government.

Mr. Sayed .A. Mohammed never had a WILL before his death and i tried to locate his family in South Korea but i couldn't location any relation of his. Am having similar problem at hand now, i have been given six month by the UK Government to locate any of the family of my diseased Client whom has passed away few year ago. I have tried to locate his family too but i could fine any, i have three month left from the six month giving to me by the UK Government. I will not allow the Government lay claim to my client money again, this is the reason why am contacting you i need your co-corporation and honesty in this deal. I will give you more details on this as soon as i receive your email of interest in helping out, this is my E-MAIL ADDRESS, service19@centrum.cz

Best regards,

Barrister Richard Adams
Solicitor Chambers.

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