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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: "Agelica Price" <angelicaprice001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: simthjerry.smith815@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:11:09 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
My name is Mrs.Angelica price I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you/ church/ mosque and the less privilege. I am 63
years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for about 9 years ago immediately
after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I
have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives to
use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.
ys

Please pray,that the good Lord forgive me my sins.I have asked God to
forgive me and believe he has because He is a merciful God. I will be
going in for an operation in less than one hour. I decided to WILL/donate
the sum of &5,700,000 (five million seven hundred thousand dollars) to you
for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less
privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.At the moment I cannot
take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my relatives are
around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is
aware I have changed my will you and he will arrange the transfer of the
funds from my account to you.I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly,and please use the funds well and always extend the
good work to others.Contact my lawyer with this specified contact details:
HENRY SMITH,40 PRINCESS GATE,EXHIBITION ROAD, LONDON SW7 2PH

ENGLAND.TEL/FAX ; +44 7045765096, +44 7924511572 E-MAIL
;simthjerry.smith815@gmail.com .

Tell him that I have WILLED($5,700,000.00) to you by quoting my personal
reference number Law/chamber/je/nd/WILL/TT453276542/Jrrr/086.

And I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a
specific and good work. I know I do not know you but i want to render
support to an individual i have not meet before in life due to the fact
when my husband was young in life he received an anonymous help from an
individual he did not know and which we have not being able to know till
date, the impact he got from such gesture made us .Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished.

Regards,

Angelica price



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