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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. Kate Frank" <katefrank06@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2012 18:27:09 +0100
Subject: Dear Blessed One In Christ,

Dear Blessed One In Christ,


Greetings to you blessed one!. As you read through my message, I do
not want you to feel pity or sorry for me, for I believe
someday,somehow,we will all surely die, this is about mine, and a last
wish.


My name is Mrs.Kate Frank, a Citizen of the UNITED KINGDOM, I am a
53years old woman, I am diagnosed of Cancer of the Larynx and it is
terminal, medical science can not do anything for me at this stage.

I believe in miracles because I believe in GOD, however I prefer to
pass on at this stage since I am bed ridden and in constant pain.
Before this happened my business and concern for making money as all I
lived for,I never really cared about other values in life. But since
my present situation, I have found a new desire to assist helpless
families.

I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless homes. I have once
donated some money to orphans in war averaged retread,Somalia, Sudan
and some East European Countries,African. Having known my condition I
decided to entrust my last funds I have deposited in United Kingdom(
USD$7.5 MILLION) to either a philanthropic or devoted individual that
will use his judgement to distribute the money to charity
organizations and feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the
money,for any cost you incur during the process of collecting and
distributing the money to charity organizations.

I have left the hospital and presently at home, I have since lost my
ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few
months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to
charity organizations, because I don't have any child and my relatives
and friends has plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I
cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to
any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect
the deposit and distribute it amongst charity organizations. Since my
health is retrogressing by the minute, you will have to send your;

YOUR FULL NAME:-
YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS:-
YOUR CONTACT MOBILE
YOUR AGE:-
YOUR OCCUPATION:-

And a little details about yourself, because I got your address
thorough internet search. With the information, I will make
arrangement to prepare the authorization through an Attorney for you
to get possession of the Deposit.

I will give you the name and contact of the Deposit Bank where the
money is lodged in UNITED KINGDOM thereafter, so you can claim the
funds.Until I hear from you, I pray that this letter bring you and
your family good tidings.

Please reply as soon possible Looking forward to hearing from you a soonest.

Regards,
Mrs. Kate Frank

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