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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: =?iso-8859-1?q?mrs=20wake?= <anitawake2001@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: anita2005@ny.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 07:19:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Your feedback is highly needed


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: anitawake2001@yahoo.de

Attn,



I am Mrs. Anita Wake 69 year old, name person from

Sudan. I am married to late David Wake of blessed

memory who worked with Sudan government for years

before he died in the year 2005. We were married for

years without a child. he died during the political

crisis that lasted for only four days. Before his

death we were both very devoted Christians. Since his

death I too have been battling with cancer and fibroid

problems. When my late husband was alive he left the

town with the sum of $ 12.5 Million United States

Dollars with a diplomatic shipping courier services

under a secret arrangement as a personal valuable's

content inside. This mean's that the shipping services

company does not know the content of this box that was

deposited in their custody under a diplomatic coverage

is money. My main purpose of sending your this letter

through this mean's is because of my condition i

needed an urgent attention and also a trustworthy

person like you to give this priority of shipping this

box of money out from the shipping services comapny to

any residential address that you think is very secure


Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for

the next six months due to Cancer problem. Though what

disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known

my

condition l decided to donate this fund to either a

Church orphanage organization or devoted Christians

individual that will utilize this money the way l am

going to instruct here in. I Want this Christians

organization or individual to use this money in all

sincerity to fund orphanages, widows and also

propagating the word of God and to ensure That the

society upholds the views and beliefs of the holy

book of bible. The holy Bible emphasized so much on

god benevolence and this has encouraged me to take

this bold step. I took this decision because l don’t

have any Child that will inherit this money and my

husband relatives two of them died in the war in my

country I don’t want my husband’s hard earned

money to be misused by people l Call unbelievers. I

don’t want a situation where this money will be used

in an unholy manner. Hence the reasons for taking this

bold decision. I know that after death I will be with

God the most beneficent and the most merciful. With

God all things are possible.


As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the

contact of the shipping services company I will also

issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as

the original- beneficiary of this box. I want you and

the Christian community where you reside to always

pray for me.


My happiness is that I lived a life of a true devoted

Christian worthy of emulation. Whoever that wants to

serve the God must serve him in truth and in fairness.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. and

please don't give any delay in your replying me

soonest. with ANITA2005@NY.COM

Regards,

MRS Anita Wake




- mrs wake


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