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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: info@lawyer.com
Reply-To: adriancoorassociates1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 09:52:47 +0100
Subject: Attention

Attention

On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Eng.
Norman Edward Hugo. I wish to notify you that late Engr. Norman
Edward Hugo made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty
Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($30,100.000.00 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 nominated to him by one of his
numerous friends abroad who wished you good. late Engr. Norman
Edward Hugo 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 give out. His great philanthropy earned him numerous
awards during his lifetime. Late Engr. Norman Edward Hugo died on the 13th
day of March, 2017 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 as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to
enable me to conclude my job.

I await your prompt response.
Yours in Service,

BARRISTER ADRIAN COOR
PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Barrister Aidan Walsh.Esq Markus Wolfgang,Smith Esq

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