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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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Fraud email example:

From: carolinejones000@handbag.com
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:52:46 +0100
Subject: YOU ARE BLESSED

Dear friend,

Calvary greetings in the name of God,I am Mrs Caroline Jones, I am 45 years
old; a native of South Africa.

My late husband was killed by his business associate in 2001,and during
this period we had a son which both of them was also killed in a cold blood
a year later, I am now afriad of showing myself out to them (Business Associate
Including members of my Family) as all are wanting to deny or kill me too,
All because after the death of my father, I inherited all his business and
wealth.

Currently, I am suffering from long time cancer of the brian. From all
indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite obvious that
I may not live more than six months, because the cancer
stage has gotten to a very Severe stage.

Infact, my personal physician told me that I may not live for more than
six months and I am so scared about this. So, I now decided to divide part
of this wealth,by contributing to the well beign of less privileged people
and handicapped in the society of Asian, America, Europe and African Countries.

This mission, which will no doubt be tasking had made me to recently relocate
from my family house to new place where I live presently due to the presure
my family members are giving me as they want to share the fund within themself's
which i don't want.

I selected you for this Purpose and prayed over it, I am willing to donate
the sum of $15,000,000.00 Million US Dollars to you for the development
of the well beign of handicapped in the society and also as aids for the
less privileged around your country,and I have map out 5% for your own personal
use to help me for this work.

Please note that, this fund is currently lying in a Security Company in
Europe and, therefore my ATTORNEY will file an immediate application for
the transfer of the money in your name .Please,do not reply me if you have
the intention of using this fund for personal use,than enhancement of the
comfort of the Handicapped.

Lastly, I want you/your home to be praying for me as regards my entire life
and my health because I have come to find out since my spiritual birth lately
that wealth acquisition without God one's life is vanity upon vanity.

Every reply should be dircted to my private E-mail address:kogolo1@netscape.net


I await your urgent reply.

Mrs CAROLINE JONES






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