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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.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- davesfrank11@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS" <info@inheritance.com>
Reply-To: davesfrank11@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:55:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Juge
Kruger. I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was
returned undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Juge Kruger
made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million,
One Hundred Thousand Dollars to you in the Codicil and
last testament of 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
numerousfriends abroad who wished you good. Engr. Juge Kruger until his
death he was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of
Electronic & Electrical Engineers.According to him this money is to
support your humanitarian activities and 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 aspossible to enable me conclude my job.
I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Note: contact me with my personal email (davesfrank11@hotmail.com)

Yours in Service,
BARRISTER DAVES FRANK ESQ.
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq Markus Wolfgang, Mr. John
Marvey Esq, Mr. Jerry Smith Esq

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