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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: "Julia Cassel." <juliacasselfoundation89@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: juliacassel44@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:50:02 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH.

Dearly Beloved,

I'm Julia Cassel suffering from Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia,I was married
to Sir Jeremy Cassel a Malaysian based shipping tycoon notable for his
great wealth,influential extended family and charitable activities all his
life before his death.My husband died after a protracted illness in April
5th,2010.Our life together as husband and wife lasted for about thirty
decades without a child.

Before his death,My late husband and I made a vow to uplift the
down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals in the society,as we both
had passion for those people who cannot help themselves due to physical
disability or financial predicament.I can adduce this to the fact that,we
needed a Child from our marriage which never came.When my late husband was
alive he invested in stocks the sum of Fourty Million United States
dollars($40,000,000.00),which he derived from his vast investment in
capital market with a Bank here in the UK and named me as the sole
beneficiary of this trust funds upon his demise (all records are kept with
my family lawyer).

Presently, the funds are still with the Bank.

Just last week,my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live,due to
the cancerous problems that I have been suffering from.What bothers me
most is the stroke that I have in addition with the Acute Lymphocytic
Leukaemia.With this hard reality that has befallen me, I have decided to
donate the funds to you and I want you to use the gift which comes from my
late husband effort to establish a charitable Foundation called "Cassel
Charity Foundation" for the upkeep of widows,orphans,destitute,the
down-trodden,physically challenged children,barren-women and persons who
prove to be genuinely handicapped financially around you,as it is often
said that blessed is the hand that giveth.

I took this bold decision to contact you,because I do not have any child
to inherit the money and my late husband's relatives are bourgeois and
very wealthy persons that will misuse and invest the money into ill
perceived ventures if willed to them,instead of helping the poor in a
worthy manner.

I do not need any telephone communication in this regard,due to my
deteriorating health and the presence of my husband relatives around me,as
I am currently bedridden in my husband's Family house here in
Puchong,Malaysia and do not receive any visitors unless approved by my
late husband's immediate younger brother and I do not want him and the
rest of the family members to know about this development,in order to
safeguard this bequest.

So,I want you to immediately Contact my family lawyer Barrister Matthew
Penny (barr_mattpenny@ymail.com) and tell him that I have willed the funds
to you by quoting my personal reference number
Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/cfd/WILL/9837520312,as I have earlier authorized
him to issue a Letter of Authority in your favor to the Bank handling the
stocks.He will also endorse my WILL,where you will be named as the sole
beneficiary of the trust funds.Please ensure to provide for him all that
he may require to finalize the arrangement,and make sure you maintain a
confidential and cordial relationship with him even in my absence,because
he is a very trust worthy and caring person.

My happiness today is that I lived a life worthy of emulation and I want
you to be kindhearted all through your life.Please,assure me that you will
act just as I have stated herein,as I hope to hear from you soon that you
have contacted him with his personal email address that I have given to
you above.

With Love,

Julia Cassel.



























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