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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: "Barrister Greg Edwards" <chambers888@mail2world.com>
Reply-To: gregedwards@cc.tc
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:41:10 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: Legal Assistance.

GREG EDWARDS AND ASSOCIATES
SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATES
NO. 24,BEDFORD STREET,
AMPTHILL,BEDFORDSHIRE,
MK40 3NN,ENGLAND.

Dear Sir/Madam,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it betreated
as such.I am Mr. Greg Edwards, a solicitor at law and a personal attorney
to Late Daniel G. Seith here in referred to as my client, who worked as an
independent contractor with the Shell Development Company here in UNITED
KINGDOM.On the 21st of April 2004 my client, his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a car accident along Kent Road and all occupants
of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made
several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has
also proved unsuccessful. I have contacted you to assist in receiving this
funds into your account valued at Twenty Eight Million United States
Dollars only($US28,000,000.00) left behind by my client with a finance
institute in United Kingdom before it gets confisticated or declared
unserviceable by the finance institute where this amount was depositedThe
Director of the finance institute contacted me and asked that I as the
attorney to late Daniel should present either his cousins or his next of
kin so that they will release and transfer the funds left in their custody
to them.since then, I have made several attempts to locate any of his
cousins or next of kin so that they will come forward to put in claims to
the said funds but unfortunately, I discovered that in all his files with
my chambers, he never mentioned having any relatives nor cousin's.

After several attempts to trace any of his relatives, I decided to source
for a reputable and trustworthy person over the Internet Directory, hence
I contacted you.One fact remains clear, that anybody I present to the
finance firm as his next of kin, shall inherit the fund and it is based on
this fact that I ask you to get back to me immediately so that we both
will discuss on terms of partnership in this issue. I will also forward
your name to the finance firm as his legitimate next of kin backed up with
a sworn affidavit from the magistrate court of United Kingdom.Be advised
that this transaction is 100% risk-free as this transaction will remain
sealed for life at the conclusion.

I await your immediate response to this email so that I will give you a
more comprehensive detail as regards to this transaction.


Best regards,
Barr. Greg Edwards
Senior Partner
Greg Edwards And Associates




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