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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: "Mrs. Florence Mary Edward" <arawahara@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Florence Mary Edward" <mrsfloranceedward@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 03:49:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR HUMBLE SERVICE. URGENT



My Dear
Beloved,
 
Based on
your good profile I want to solicit for your help in fulfilling my wish, I am
Mrs Florence Edward. An old widow from France, my husband was the deputy
director of Coco farm agriculture in Cote D’Ivoire and he was killed by the
rebels during political crisis here on October 2010.  I am writing you this message at the hospital
were I am undergoing medical treatment I have been diagnosed of Endometrial
cancer unfortunately for me my doctor said I don't have any chance to survive
except by a miracle I have spent a lot of money on medical treatment yet no
improvement.
 
The reason
why I am writing you this letter is because I want you to stand as beneficiary
to the sum of my US$4.7 Million (Four million seven hundred thousand united
states dollars) 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.
 
 
I want to
donate this money to support churches and evangelism I also want to help
children and orphanages in your country Donating this US$4.7 Million dollars as
charity is the only legacy I can leave behind after my death, help me to fulfil
this goal Please if you would be able to use this funds for the Lord’s work,
kindly reply me as soon as possible for more details, Such as your full Name,
your home address and your direct telephone number and your occupation. I will
like you to reply as soon as you read this message, because I will like to sign
the fund to your name before my operation.
 
Expecting
to your message soonest
Sincerely
Mrs. Florence Edward

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