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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.PETER A.STOBBS" <mrpeterastobbs1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrpeterstobbs@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:55:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: HI, I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!


Hi beloved Friend,


Greetings in the name of God,Pls let this not sound strange to you for my
only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year.i
prayed and got your email id from your country guest book. I am Mr. Peter
A. Stobbs from Alexandria Egypt,I am 58 years old,i am suffering from a
long time cancer of the lungs which also affected my brain,from all
indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious
that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for
the next two months,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very
bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late
wife for twenty years without a child,my wife died in a fatal motor
accident. Before her death we were true believers.Since her death I
decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited
all the sum of US$11.5Million Dollars with a ING DIRECT BANK NEW YORK.
Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me
as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so
long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it
on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get
it confiscated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in London where I have
been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. My doctors have told me
that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this
money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each
year among the charity organization,the poor and the motherless babies
home.

I want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund
churches,mosques, orphanages and widows,I took this decision, before I
rest in peace because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the ING DIRECT BANK NEW YORK. I will
also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new
beneficiary of my found. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as
I stated herein.
Hoping to hear from you soon.


NAME: __________SURNAME:__________________SEX: _____ AGE: ______MARITAL:
_______________COUNTRY: _______CITY: _________ STATE _______
ZIP CODE: _______CONTACT ADDRESS: ___________PHONE NO#________FAX NO#_____
OCCUPATION:______________POSITION: _____________


Waiting for your reply.
Reply me through this my private email address: mrpeterastobbs@yahoo.com


Thanks and God Bless you
MR.PETER A.STOBBS

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