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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: Rev Tony Chukwu <ofice-------ofice@att.net>
Reply-To: revtonychukwu@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:03:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Calvery Greeting.,,



REV.BARRISTER TONY CHUKWU & CHAMBERS
Solicitors & Advocates
(Notary Public) Of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Our Ref: TOB/AT LAW/1717/2011
ADDRESS: N0 35 Chukwuebuka Street= V/Island Lagos Nigeria


Reply to this e-mail address:-tonychukwu2@gmail.com



Calvery Greeting.,,




We want to inform you there is scam in Nigeria,pls for God's sake,
this your will money $800,000.00 dollar is not scam,get back to us
immdiately.to enable us proceed and get your fund through bank.

Notification of Bequest
With gratitude to God to a life well spent and on behalf of my late
client Rev. Dr. PATRICK NWAFOR, I write to notify you that my late
client made you a beneficiary to the bequest sum of EIGHT HUNDRED
Thousand United States Dollars (USD 800, 000.00) in the last codicil
to his last WILL and testament of Late Rev. Dr. PATRICK NWAFOR died of
high blood pressure on the 2ND FEB .2009. Until his death, late Rev.
Dr. PATRICK NWAFOR was a regional director in Nigeria with United
Nations Refugees and humanitarian commission. A renowned
PHILANTHROPIST, who has widely travel led and very good Christian of
the Christian fellowship of Nigeria . A non denominational society.
According to him he is giving you this amount because of your active
involvement in the uplifted of Christian activities with its
ministries and making better the world's situation for the acceptance
of Christian religion in Christ Jesus as the son of God.. We the
executors and trustees of this WILL wish to inform you that the WILL
was read at the High Court probate Division on the 5Th OCT 2010 as the
law provides in section (52) sub-section 3&4 of the Nigeria
constitution and is ready for execution.You are therefore required by
this notification to confirm your ownership to this legacy by
forwarding to us immediately via e-mail, your current telephone,
e-mail and fax number (private) for easy communication and prompt
payment without delay. Your contact address (private) is also required
for verification and authentication of the WILL as the law stipulated.
your international passport number or drivers license number if
available shall be required from you on the day of your payment. This
is to avoid paying to a wrong beneficiary.We shall detail you on the
procedure involved in executing this will upon the receipt of your
prompt e-mail response.
AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
Thanks and God bless and your family.
REV. BARRISTER TONY CHUKWU

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