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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: "Mrs. Hewgley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ilovehewgley083@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 22:53:15 +0100
Subject: !!!My Dearest Hope Please I Need Your Help Urgently!!!

   Calvary Greetings In The Name Of Our Lord, it is by the grace of God that this occurred, knowing the truth and the truth shall set me free,Heaven knows the truth also, i had no choice than to do what is lawful and rightful in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of human being for witness of God's Mercy and Glory upon my life. As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. I AM MRS OLIVIA HEWGLEY. A WIDOW AND A CANCER PATIENT, Citizen of United Arab Emirate presently in GMC (GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL) England on medical treatment the GMC Edinburgh branch is located at: 5th Floor, The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ. and you can contact  my Nurse her name is  ABY at +447045737098 for more information about my health status. I have been diagnosed with Swine Flu which was discovered very late, due to laxity for my health, before then i was disabled due to cancer of the ear and Lu ngs
which has also gotten to a bad stage making me unable to talk or hear very well.
 
My illness has defiled all forms of medicine and sugery, and right now I have about a few weeks to live, according to medical experts. I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succor and comfort to the less privileges in world, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I will do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the USA, ASIA,MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA and EUROPE, Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self anymore. I once asked my Lawyer with members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organization and to the less privileged in the world but they collide with my Lawyer to refused and kept the money to themselves
that's why i've decided to withdraw every of my Vital documents from the Lawyer and kept it myself.
 
Hence, I do not trust my family member and the lawyer anymore, so i decided to change my Hospital from where they know i was to the GMC here in the UK without any one of there knowledge with all my documents as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of $7,500.000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollar) am searching for a trustworthy soul who will be the beneficiary of the fund and disburse it onto God mission, building a Church, Mosques, Orphanage and finance some charity organizations, hospitals e.t.c and to the less privileges. There are hundreds and thousands of people suffering, and dieing and its my part to help and Donate support relief and rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake.!!!
I have set aside 15% for you for your time and patience while 5% for my medical bills and 80% for the whole missions. I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without heaven is vanity and i hope you will agree with this also. I will be praying that Satan will not stop this divine effort. Do contact me, and i will tell you more of what you need to know about my mission. you should contact me via my personal email: (ilovehewgley083@aol.com) because there are personal information i don't feel secured releasing on here, and i would also be able to talk with you there more often and i am not sure i would log on here anymore, since the real reason i came on here is to find that special friend, which i think i might have. till you write me God bless you.
 
May the Lord be with you and watch over your family.
 
I shall wait at your prayerful reply.
 
Remain blessed.
Mrs. Hewgley

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