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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: Jerry Walker <wjerry12000@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 14:22:34 +0100
Subject: Re:

Greetings,

I am aware that this is certainly not a conventional way of approach to
establish a relationship of trust, but you will realize the need for my
action. My name is Jerry Walker of WALKER CHAMBERS & Associates Legal Firm,
here in Scotland, United Kingdom . Actually, I got your contact information
through the world public record while searching for a person of interest to
work with me for the claim of the deposit of my late client, Engr.
Frederick Dickson, who was a private oil consultant/contractor with well
known Petroleum and Oil Development Company, for Thirteen years, before he
died along with his family on a boeing-737 crashes on landing near the
central Russian city of Perm.

Before his death, he deposited Two Trunk Boxes/Diplomatic Personal
Treasure, containing the sum of USD$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million
United States Dollars) with a security company but he did not disclose the
exact content of the deposited diplomatic boxes to the security company for
personal reasons. The security company has mandated me(personal attorney on
monetary matters) to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to
make Claims, before the box gets confiscated and reverts to the Bureau of
Diplomatic Security, as unclaimed.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that you stand in as the
next of kin to my late client. By virtue of my position as his personal
Attorney; I will now place your name as the next of kin to my late client.
I will prepare every relevant document that will assist and guarantee your
claims, and facilitate the release of the consignment to you. Let me know
your decision so that we can proceed earnestly.

Thank you.

Jerry Walker
WALKER CHAMBERS & Associates Legal Firm
Scotland, United Kingdom

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