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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: "WOOD AND WOOD ASSOCIATES" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnnywoodoffice3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 02:12:05 -0700
Subject: Claim As Next Of Kin

Barrister Johnny Wood
Legal Representatives
Office Address. 111 Cheapside
London EC2V 6DN DX:
557 London/City United Kingdom

Hello,

Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your
inheritance, Sequel to your none reply of my earlier email to you
dated 02/03/06.On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of
your deceased relation in 2005, I wish to notify you that your name
appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you
entitled to his fund US$11,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and
the bank here has made me know that the US$11,000,000.00 will be
release to you through their payment officer with Citi bank of United
States of America.

You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to
enable the release of your funds worth US$11,000,000.00 to you through
our payment outlet in the U.S.A :- i also want to notify you that as
soon as the bank release the fund to your account i will be coming to
your contact address that you will send to me now so that i will take
my own share because I will have 45% and you 45% the other 10% will be
for any payment that we make before the fund release to your account
we will take it out from the 10%.

(1). Your full names
(2). contact address
(3). Phone
(4). Cell phone
(5). Age
(6). Occupation

Please get back to me ASAP with the needed informations so as to get
this done immediately: PLEASE KINDLY REPLY ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS: johnnywood@gala.net
Finally, kindly maintain confidentiality between me and you on this transaction.

Best Regards

Barrister Johnny Wood

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