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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: nmamary <davidmary559@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nmamary <nmamary60@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:24:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: hello my dear


GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground.
I am Mrs Mary Godwill, from Kuwait. I am married to late
Mr.Gogwill Ali,who worked with Kuwait Embassy in London United
Kingdom for Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2011, after a
brief illness that lasted for only 2 weeks.
 
I am an ageing widow suffering from long time cancer. I am currently
admitted in a privete hospital here in London United Kingdom, also I have
some funds which my late loving husband Mr Godwill Ali,which he deposited in one of the famous Bank
and I need a very honest and God fearing Person that can use this
funds for The good work of God to help the charities, and 25% out of
the total funds will be for your compasesion for doing this work of God the Doctor has made it claer to me that i may not live for more than six months so that i decided to divide the part of this wealth,to contribute to the develomant of the churches in Africa,America Asia,and Europe. I selected you after visiting the website and i prayed over it .i am willing to donate the sum of $3,000. 000. 00. USD (THREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS privileges
With due respect and understanding, please once i here form you i will forward to you all the informations you will use to get this fund transfered form the bank and to your account.Please if you would be able to use
these funds for the good work God, kindly reply me.
 
Thanks for your co-operations
Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs Mary Godwill

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