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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: "HUGH JONES ASSOCIATE" <enquiry.westernunion1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:24:01 -0500
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

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HUGH JONES & ASSOCIATE
Department Head – Wills, Trust & Probate
Address:123 Deansgate
Manchester M3 2BU
England
Hugh Jones
Tel: + 44 703 188 3991
LONDON - UK.

Attention:

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.
JurgenKrugger.I once again 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.
Iwish to notify you that late Jurge Krugger made you a beneficiary in his
WILL.

He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred Thousand
Dollars(USD$30,100.000.00) 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 travelled man, he said he met you sometime in the past
or simplyyou were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who
wished yougood, I am not too sure again.

Jurgen Krugger until his death was a member ofthe Helicopter Society and the
Institute of Electronic & ElectricalEngineersand a German property
magnate.He was a very dedicated christian who loved to give out alms to the
poor,hungryand needy.

His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards during his life time.
LateJurgen Krugger died on the 13th day of December, 2004 at the age of
80years,and his WILL is now ready for execution after 4 years and
thoroughinvestigations.According to him, this money is to support your
humanitarian/medical activitiesand to help the poor and the needy in our
society.

Please if I reach you as Iam hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as
possible to enable meconclude 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
yourselfuntil the transfer of the funds to you is finalised.

Yours in Service,

HUGH JONES & ASSOCIATE
Barristers\\\' Chambers
Hugh Jones.PRINCIPAL PARTNERS
Anderson Philip, Mrs. Rosanne Troy Esq.
Mr.Peterson Folson Esq


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