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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: Kenny Jerry <kennyjerry2001@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:37:08 -0600
Subject: Are you related to Engineer Walter.J.

Let me first of all inform you, your Name and email address was
sourced via the internet by a genealogist that I engaged to help me.

My dear,please consider this mail serious despite the fact that you
did not expect it.
I am Dr Kenny Jerry, I am a medical consultant at Manhyia Hospital,
Kumasi, Ghana and a personal physician and a good friend to Engineer
Walter J. who died as a result of brain tumor 4 months ago. He owned
construction firm here that had completed a road construction contract
and had received part of the contract sum as mobilization.

The reason why I am contacting you is because you share the same
surname with the deceased engineer. The situation also is such that I
am legally bound as the executor and administrator of his estate to
present any relation/next of kin to his estate specifically for the
contract balance which he left for his daughter,Jane.As I write you
this email I don't know where Jane is as she left with the mother
after their divorce(that's engineer's Ex-wife now remarried). He was
not in touch with them in recent years till his sudden death.

If the payment in question is not claimed within a specified time as
ordered by the Contract Payment Office (CPO),the payment

will be canceled and labeled UNCLAIMED CONTRACT PAYMENT.This means
total loss,it needs to be avoided by all means. Please let me know if
you are in any way related to the late engineer.

Sincerely,
Dr Kenny Jerry

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