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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: barrdhesq@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:39:52 GMT
Subject: YOUR INHERITANCE FUNDS.




Barristers=27 Chambers=3A
DEAN HARRY =26 ASSOCIATES
E-mail=3A barrdhesq4=40hotmail=2Ecom
Address=3A33 Bedford Row
London WC1R 4JH=2C England
PARTNER MANAGING
DEAN HARRY =26 ASSOCIATES
LONDON - UK=2E

Attention=3A =


On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late
Engr=2EJ=FCrgen Kr=FCgger=2E I once again try to notify you as my earlie=
r
letter was returned undelivered=2E I hereby attempt to reach you again
by this same email address on the WILL=2E I wish to notify you that
late Engr=2E J=FCrgen Kr=FCgger made you a beneficiary to his WILL=2E He=
left
the sum of Thirty Million=2C One Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD=2430=2C
100=2E000=2E00) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL=2E
This may sound strange and unbelievable to you=2C but it is real and
true=2E Being a widely traveled man=2C he must have been in contact with=

you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his
numerous friends abroad who wished you good=2E Engr=2E J=FCrgen Kr=FCgge=
r
until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the
Institute of Electronic =26 Electrical Engineers=2E He was a very
dedicated Christian who loved to give out=2E His great philanthropy
earned him numerous awards during his life time=2E Late Engr=2E J=FCrgen=

Kr=FCgger died on the 13th day of December=2C
2004 at the age of 80 years=2C and his WILL is now ready for
execution=2EAccording to him this money is to support your humanitarian
activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society=2E Please
if I reach you as I am hopeful=2C endeavor to get back to me as soon as
possible to enable me conclude my job=2E I hope to hear from you in no
distant time=2E

Note=3A You are advise to contact me with my personal email address
below=3A barrdhesq4=40hotmail=2Ecom

Call me upon the reciept of this mail=3A Tel=3A +44 703 590 0023

I await your prompt response=2E

Yours in Service=2C
BARRISTER DEAN HARRY ESQ=2E
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS=3A Barrister Aidan Walsh=2EEsq Markus Wolfgang=2C Mr=2E=

John Marvey Esq=2C Mr=2E Jerry Smith Esq=2E

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