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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: myrtle gladys <kere.c14@aol.fr>
Reply-To: gladys.myrtle11@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:01:13 GMT
Subject: FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION...

Good Day Friend,


My name is, Mrs. Gladys Myrtle Carlin of New Zealand, I have been suffering, From Ovarian Cancer Disease, Here At Clinique El Fateh-Suka and the Doctor says that I Have Just A Very Few Days To Live!!
,
I am from New Zealand but I have been living in Burkina Faso for the Past Eleven Years as A Business Woman dealing with Cotton Exportation,
 But Now that I Am About To End The RACE Of Life With No Child, to My "WILL", Of My Floating Bank Assets!
I have the sum/amount, of $5.3 Million U.S. Dollars, with The ECO BANK PLC., At Burkina Faso and I want
you  to apply for it at my bank, so that they will transfer the money funds, to your bank account, and my wish are, for you  to use/spent the money funds, to help the Less Privilege People, in your Country, but, you  must/have, to really assure me, that you will take only 45%, of The Total Money Funds, as your own, and GIVE The Rest, Of The 55%, To The CHARITY Organization, and Orphanage Homes, in your Country, So For My Heart & Mind, To Rest In Peace, Thank You !!
Upon the receipt, of your email message, so indicating, that you are so willing, and so capable, to execute my plan, I will also instruct, write to the Eco Bank PLC., to transfer the money funds, to your bank account, as My Next-Of-Kin Okay!!
 
Your Friend Always,
 
Mrs. Gladys Myrtle Carlin


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