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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: Ludmila Luiz de Paula <ludmila_paula@sicredi.com.br>
Reply-To: "barristerrowsonfredrick@qualityservice.com"
<barristerrowsonfredrick@qualityservice.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 07:43:57 +0000
Subject: +LETTER FROM BARRISTER ROWSON FREDRICK+


Barrister Rowson Fredrick And Associates.
33 Catherine Place,
London SW1E 6DY.
United Kingdom.


Attention,

I once again i 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 Mr. Rims Hillard made
you a beneficiary in his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million
Dollars($30,000.000.00 US Dollars) to you in the Codicil and last
testament to his WILL.

This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and
true. Being a widely traveled man, he said he met you sometime in
past. Mr. Rims Hilliard until his
death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the
Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers.
He was a very dedicated man who loved to give out aids to the poor, hungry
and needy. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time.
Late Mr. Rims Hilliard died on the 13th day of December,2012 at the of 75 years,
and his WILL is now ready for execution after 3 years and thorough investigations. 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 am hopeful, 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,
Barrister Rowson Fredrick.


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This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited.

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