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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: Willams Dubem <faithdubem4@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: onyedikus@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:41:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CHARITY WORK



Dear Faithful One ,



Compliment of the season,


With due respect and humility, I write to you irrespective of the
fact that you don't know me directly. But i got your contact via the local chamber on commerce and industries I have decided to contact and bestow trust in you, which I pray you will not ignore. I apologize in advance for
any inconveniences that this letter may cause to you. Please Handle this
discretely and contact me urgently if you can assist me in this
GODLY PROJECT GOD SENT ME AND MY FAMILY TO DO IN THIS WORLD.

I am Mrs. MARIAM USMAN, of Repulic of Benin, widow to Late Mr.
Usman Mustapha (Who was Consular of the benin embassy in Madrid,Spain. before he died. I have been recently been daigonosed of Cancer of the Pelvics. Iam writing from my sick bed.

There is this fund ( US$10.5Million USD) my husband deposited with a A prime bank, here in
Cotonou, Republic of Benin of which I am the next of kin. But my because of present
health condition i cannot have it for the project of orphanage and motherless babies home etc my husband mapped out this money for, above all we have no child to inherit this money and use it for this project since i cannot fufill it for years now because of my illment which is trying to kill me now, I am
looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next
of kin. This person will apply to the bank and request, from
them, the procedure towards retrieving the fund, i would direct you and make you the beneficiary now. I prayed over this and each time i listen to the voice of Christ, i know that is you that GOD wants to use you to acomplish this GODLY MISSION.

When this my case came to this announcement from the doctors, Iwas challenged after
watching a CNN news about Mr Buffett, an american
rich man who donate about 84% of his whole wealth to the service of humanity
charity


This is on the condition that you will take 25% of the fund for
yourself, 5% used for expenses, while you will use the remaining 70%
for the less previlege people in the society/Charity. This is in fulfilment
of the last request of my husband: that a substantial part of the
fund be used to carter for the less previleged. and name the project after our family name in memory to us. This would make our spirit to be peace even in the grave. The doctors has said that i would die any moment from now and that is why i want to WILL this money out now.

If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me
immediately with your full names and contact information so that I
will send you all the details and look for a good lawyer here who will help you facilitate this gesture, as such i cannot do any thing now because of bad condition and cannot go out from this sick bed.

I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time you wll recieve
the fund, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i
have described above. I look forward to your response.

Yours,
Mrs Mariam Usman


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