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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: "BARR. TREVOR BATES (ESQ)." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barrbatessolicitorchambers@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 11:18:30 -1100
Subject: NOTICE OF BEQUEST

MANAGING PARTNER
TREVOR BATES SOLICITORS & Co
99 Old Street
London, EC1V 9DR
England
NOTICE OF BEQUEST

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of
Late Engr. Luther Schroeder, I once again try to notify you
as my earlier letter returned undelivered. I hereby attempt
to reach you again by this same email address on the WILL.

I wish to notify you that Late Engr. Luther Schroeder made
you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of twenty
two million five hundred thousand United States Dollars
($22,500.000.00 USD) 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 must have been in
contact with you in the past or simply you were recommended
to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you
good.
Engr. Luther Schroeder until his death was a member of the
Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical
Engineers. He had a very good heart and was a philanthropist.
His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during
his life time.

Late Engr. Luther Schroeder died on the 13th day of December,
2004 at the age of 80 years, and his WILL is now ready for execution.
According to him this money is to support your humanitarian
activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society.

Please if I reach you this time 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 through the email
address below.
Email: barrbatessolicitorchambers@gmail.com
Sincerely yours,
BARR. TREVOR BATES (ESQ).
MANAGING PARTNERS/SOLICITORS

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