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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: "Mr.David Lee" <mr.david-lee@live.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:46:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Read carefully, please.


Dear Friend,

 Read carefully, please.

My name David Lee, I'm from Singapore. Please take this seriously, I learned that you can be able to handle it, because in my profile that I'm looking for on the Internet.
I want to use this liberty anchored on strong desire to ask for your help. Your consent will be much needed attention and without fear. I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He challenged all forms of treatment, and now I only have a few months to live according to medical experts here in London.
I do not particularly lived my life so well, as I never loved anyone (even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing that worried me

But now I regret all this as I now know there's more to life than just the desire to have or make all the money in the world. Now, when I was diagnosed with this deadly disease, and will I have given most of my property and assets of members of my immediate and extended family and a few close friends, I lost my wife and son in an accident a few years ago I decided to give alms to charity, and I want him to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth.
While I gave money to some charity organizations in the United Arab Emirates in Somalia and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can not do this alone anymore. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have there to charity organizations in Haiti and Bulgeria, they refused and kept the money for himself.

So I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to fight with them, I left them. My last money that nobody knows, is the huge cash deposit of eight million Europe (€ 8,000,000.00), with Bank.II want you to help me collect this store and send it to a organizations.I charity, ready to offer you a reward if you are ready to help.

Please reply with your name and full email, mobile number, to correspond with you and give you an idea of how the funds will be transferred to you. I also ask the bank SNS according to you in connection with the current law.
Mr.David Lee (mr.david-lee@live.com)

Princess Grace Hospital
42-52 Nottingham Place
London, W1U 5NY
 +447035999099

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