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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: JOY JOHNSON <mrsjoyjohns0102@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: mrsjoyj01@yahoo.es
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 18:31:02 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: PLEASE USE THIS MONEY WISELY


Dear Beloved One,

Greetings to you blessed one! As you read through my message, I do not want you to feel pity or sorry for me, for I believe someday, somehow, we will all surely die; this is about mine a last wish to you and I hope that you will never let me down. Try and understand my predicament of life at this moment.

Well my name is Mrs. Joy Johnson a Citizen of Liberia, I am diagnosed of cancer of the Larynx and it is terminal, medical science cannot do anything at this stage. I believe in miracles because I believe in God; however I prefer to pass on at this stage since I am bed ridden and in constant pain. Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all I lived for, I never really cared about other values in life. But since my present situation, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have once donated some money to orphans in war ravaged country like, Eritrea , Somalia , Sudan and some East European countries.

Having known my condition I decided to entrust my last funds to you, which I deposited with Northern Savings Investment Security Company in {UK} the total amount, is ( ?7.3 Million Euro). I want you to assist me to claim this fund out from the security company and as soon as you claim the fund, you will use the fund to build churches and school for age men and women also help the poor children in the street. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations, because I don't have any child and my relatives and friends has plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of en-trusting this huge responsibility to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and distribute it amongest charity organizations. Since my health is retrogressing by the minute.

As soon as I hear back from you I will make arrangement to prepare the authorization on your behalf to enable the security company understand that you are the sole beneficiary of the fund in question. I will give you all the deposit information which the security company gave to me on the date of deposit as well as security company details where the money is lodged, thereafter, you can claim the funds, until I hear from you, I pray that this letter bring you and your family good tidings.

After the fund is been claimed you will take 30% out from the total sum for your job well done, while 5% is been set aside for any expense you made to secure this fund out from the security company custody. I have strong feelings that you will never let me down at this point in time. Please if you are willing to assist me to claim the above fund.

Looking forward to hear from you soonest.
Regards,
Mrs. Joy Johnson
Email me in my private email address at {mrsjoy0191@walla.com}

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