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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: "Oliver Moses" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <oliveroses@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 01:04:21 +0100
Subject: MY DEAR,

Hello dear  ,
 
I am Mr Oliver Moses, Presently i have been diagnosed with Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right now I have only about a few months to live, according to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for myself but the oil business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
 
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so I have decided to give arms to charity organizations and give succor and comfort to the less privileged and motherless babies, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth, I have Two Million united state dollars (2,000,000.00) in the Vault of a Financial company, I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and disburse it to the less privileged and for charity organization project.
 
I will set aside 25% for you for your time and efforts.
I wish to hear from you soon.
God bless you,
Mr Oliver Moses.
 
PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( mosesoliverr@yahoo.com )
 
PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ( mosesoliverr@yahoo.com )

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