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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: Esther Richard <estherrich@live.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:04:05 +0000
Subject: Greetings my dear,

Greetings my dear,

With Due Respect and Humanity, Based on your good profile I want to
solicit for your help in fulfilling my will, I am Mrs Esther Williams
63 years old widow from France,I and my husband were married for 21
years without a child, My Husband was a black man and we were managing
our money exchange trade company in Saudi Arabia, I have suffered a
lot of set back & loses of properties by my late husband relatives,
After the death of my husband I realized $9,000,000.00 usd ( Nine
Million United state dollars) out of our finance company and I legally
place this fund in International bank, because of my illness presently
i can't handle this fund investment, I want you to assist me to
receive this fund.
I am writing you this message via a computer lap top on my sick bed in
the hospital were i am undergoing medical treatment I have been
diagnosis of Endometrial cancer unfortunately for me my doctor said I
don't have any chance to spend a long time on earth or to survive
except by a miracle and i have spent a lot of money on medical
treatment yet no improvement.

I don’t have any biological child of my own who will inherit this
money neither do i have any adopted child My relatives and friends
have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness and i cannot live
with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them
anymore

The Bank is ready to transfer the fund depending on when i present a
beneficiary to recieve the fund; If you can help me in this
transaction" i will compensate you with 30% of the total amount while
you will invest 70% to Charity homes in your country, this is my will
and I prefered the fund to goes like this than to lose it with the
bank

If there is any kind of agreement that you would like us to have , let
me know so that i can start
working on it for i would like this transaction to be concluded as
quick as possible because of the confirmation of my doctor to me and i
don't know where this illness will lead me to and I,m seriously need
your daily prayers

I,m waiting for your response for more details,

Regards

Madam Esther,

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