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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: "Mrs. Tina Orland" <tttttodi0@megamail.pt>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:28:44 +0100 (WEST)
Subject: Hello. From Mrs. Tina Orland


Hello.

With Due Respect and Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground. My name is Tina Orland .I am from USA currently
hospitalized; I am married to Mr. Anthony Orland. We were married for many
years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation. And
Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the next six months due
to my cancer problem (cancer of the liver and stroke). Before my husband died
last year there is this sum $9,000,000.00 Nine million dollars that he
deposited in a security company in London UK, the money is inside a box and
nobody knows the real contents of the box, not even the security company
management because it was deposited as containing our family valuables.
Havingknown my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good brother or
sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to instruct herein. I
want somebody that will use this fund according to the desire of my late
husband and I to help Less privileged people, orphanages, widows and
propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don’t have any
child that will inherit this fund, and I don’t want in away where this money
will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to
handyou over this Fund. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am
going. I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my
upcoming Surgery. Hoping to read from you asap.

PLEASE CONTACT ME AT (tttttodi@megamail.pt) FOR MORE DETAILS.


Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Tina Orland








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