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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: "Carrie Davidson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ma7766731@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:46:44 -0700
Subject: This is from Ms. Carrie

Hello,

my name is Carrie, a US citizen. I am the only daughter to Ronald and Linda Davidson who were victims of the Buffalo Plane Crash.
My late Dad before his death was the vice-president of PETTIFER CONSTRUCTION in Coventry U K. Where he had a wife which
was not properly disclosed to us (my mom and i).Few months after the death of my parents this woman has come from no where to claim
all that my dad left for me. As the only daughter, most of my dad's properties were willed to me but my step mom in conspiracy with the
ex-Attorney of my dad have tactically and forcefully collected everything from me, leaving me with nothing but not known to them is
the sum of $6,500,000.00 with an insurance company in Europe.

Several times I have been threatened by my step mom if i knew anything about any money but my consistent answer has been NO.
My Mom before her death told me about the deposit. I barely eat or drink water in a house that belongs to my parents,
because of this case I dropped out from school.If I continue to live under this roof I am sure I will die, the other day she poured hot
water on my left arm, I am only grateful to God who gave me strength, her lawyer boyfriend has taken over the house and to make it
worst they won't allow me out. I am only using the opportunity that she has gone out to write you this mail.All I want you do for me is
assist me get out of here, i promise that i will not be a liability to you. This is why i want to entrust you with this money.

Get back to me if you wish to be of assitance to me on this my email; ma7766731@yahoo.cn so that i can furnish you with all the claim
documents and the contact information of the holden company so that they will realease it to you as my guardian because i will never let
my step mom know about the funds because she does not treat me well. All I want is a happy home where i will not have anything to do with them,
where i will be free,continue my education and also have a little investment of my own. I do not mind sharing the money equally with you.
Just save my life please.If you accept to help me, just send me your full name, your address and telephone number to my email; ma7766731@yahoo.cn
so that I can forward all the necessary documents to you to enable you claim the funds from the company. I pray for the guidance of the Lord to be with
you and your family as you receive this letter.You Can as well add me to your yahoo messenger with the above yahoo id so that we can chat when i have
the opportunity.

Yours truly,

Carrie Davidson

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