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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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Fraud email example:

From: WEBMAIL UPGRADING <david_scott209@live.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000
Subject:



Barristers\\\' Chambers:
RONNY SHAW & ASSOCIATES
EMAIL: ronnyshaw.ifo1@live.com
Address: 33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH, England
PARTNER MANAGING
DAVID SMITH & ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK.

Attention:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Jurgen
Krugger. 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 Jurgen Krugger
made you a beneficiary in 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. Late Jurgen Krugger died on the 13th of
December 2004 and
his WILL is now ready for execution after 4 years of
thorough investigation of the whereabouts of all his beneficiaries.
According to him, this money is to support your humanitarian/medical
activities
and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you as I
hope, 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.
I await your prompt response and please keep this very discrete and to
yourself
until the transfer of the funds to you is finalized.
Yours in Service,
Ronny Shaw Esq.
Principal Partner.
Partners: Aidan Walsh Esq. Markus Wolfgang, John Marvey Esq. Jerry Smith Esq.

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