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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: "email" <email@entermail.net>
Reply-To: apeurikamrs.caroline@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:52:53 -1100
Subject: Dearest Friend, please work for God/charity.

Dearest Friend, please work for God/charity.

My name is Mrs. Caroline Apeurika, I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you and for the work of God. I am 51 years old and I was
diagnosed for cancer for about 2 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. Please pray, that the good Lord forgive
me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is
a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation within the next few days.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of US$6,500,000.00 (Six million, five 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 am adjusting my WILL and my
family financial consultant is aware I am changing my will and they will
arrange the transfer of the funds 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.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will jeopardize my last
wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my
relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.Kindly get back
to me with my private Email Id: apeurikamrs.caroline@yahoo.fr, for a An Urgent
information.

Your's Faithfully,

Mrs. Caroline Apeurika

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