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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 Gladys Amah <hertog@excite.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Gladys Amah <gladysamah@land.ru>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:54:44 +0900 (JST)
Subject: A GODLY HEART

Greeting in the name of Almighty God The Most Beneficent The Most Merciful

Please
don’t be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending you
this mail from my sick bed in the hospital despite my critical condition
But don't worry, All i hope is that you will not betray this trust and
confident that I am about to repose on you. I have to thank God this
moment for his direction as regards this mission,

I am Mrs Gladys
Amah a Christian convert from switzerland I am married to Late Mr.Amah
Anthony who is a wealthy business man here in Grecce we were married for
many years with out a child before he died after a brief illness

Before
his sudden death we where devoted christian When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of three Million Euros (£3.000.000.00) in one
of the prime bank here in Greece Presently this money is still with the
Bank,and i am very sick from Kidney cancer that i may not last till the
next two months according to my doctor so i decided to donate this
money to a honest individual who will use it to work for God, orphans,
widow and maintenance of Churches to fulfill the vow i and my late
husband made to God,and i have choosen you after praying,

I want
this money to be use as i have said since i do not have any child to
inherit it and our relatives are all unbelivers and i don't want our
hard earn money to be use in ungodly way you will take 15% of this fund
and use 85% as i stated,the reason for taking this bold decision.

I
know that after death I will be with God the most holy and the most
merciful as soon as i read from you i will give you more details on how
to achieve it,i need your urgent reply as i dont know what tomorrow will
result

Your Sister in Christ.
Mrs Gladys Amah .

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