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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: "Barrister Derrick Williams" <info@barrister.com>
Reply-To: derrickwilliams@gncn.net
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:31:29 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Hello


Dear.

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr.Stan
Douglas; 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 stated on
the WILL. I wish to notify you that late Eng.Stan Douglas made you a
beneficiary to part of his WILL. He left the sum of EIGHTEEN MILLION U.S.A
DOLLARS (USD$18,000.000.00 ) and some valuable items deposited in a trunk
box with a security/finance company in Madrid,Spain to you in the codicil
and last testament to his WILL and with a Certificate of Deposited issued
by the company attached.

Being a widely travelled man;Eng.Stan Douglas until his death was a member
of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical
Engineers. He was a very dedicated Christian who loved to be involved in
charitable projects. His great philanthropy earned him numerous awards
during his life time.

Late Engr.Stan Douglas 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,endeavour 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. Ensure to contact me with my private email box
below.
Be rest assured that, In the cause of this transactions,there will be lots
of charges in respect of the transfer of funds and a lot of other taxes,
but i promise you that ,you will not be asked to send or pay any money
from your personal purse,as we have taken care of that, using a financier
who will be responsible for every single finance needed

Thanks
Yours in Service,
Barrister Derrick Williams
E-mail: derrickwilliams@gncn.net


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