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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: "Sarah Marie Henden" <do-not-reply@abcointlshipping.com>
Reply-To: law.katiepogue@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:02:55 -0000
Subject: "Please Advise"


Greetings,


May the Peace of the lord be with you .After going through your profile, i
decided to contact you for assistance and distribution of my inheritance.
I got your Contact through a personal search via the internet. My name is
Mrs.Sarah Marie Henden a dying woman who have decided to donate what i
have to you / church. I am 58 years old and i was diagnosed for cancer for
about six years ago, immediately after the death of my husband who has
left me everything he worked for. I must let you know that this
transaction is hundred-percent risk free and the nature of your business
does not necessarily matter all I demand from you is assurance that you
will not sit on this funds when it finally gets to your personal or
company's account in your Country.

Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I will be going in for
an operation on couple of days from now, and I have decided to WILL /
donate the sum of Thirteen Million Dollar to you for the good work of the
lord, and to help the motherless children, less privilege and for the
assistance of the widows including charity organization. I took this
decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this funds.


I know i do not know you but i have been directed to do this by my
instinct. I have been touched by God to donate from what i have inherited
from my late husband for the good work of God, rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard-earned funds ungodly. I once asked
members of my families to close one of my accounts and donate the money
which I have there to Charity organization in bulgaria but they refused
and kept the money to themselves because they are not inclined in helping
the poor hence, I do not trust them anymore as they seem not to be
contended with what I have left for them.


Now i cannot take any telephone calls right now because my relatives are
around me. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware i have changed
my will you and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account
to you. Inform him that i have WILLED Thirteen Million Dollar to you and i
have notified him that i am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and
good work.


NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished, as I do not want anything that will jeopardize my
last wish. In addition, I will be contacting with you by email, as I do
not want my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.
I pray that God uses you to support and assist me with good heart.

Contact my Lawyer with the specified information below.


Legal Services Attorney
SC Katie Pogue (Bar-At-Law)
Email: law.katiepogue@yahoo.com.au


Tell her you came from me, she will direct you on how to go on with the
bank processing.

And here is my email address as well if you need more information:
sarahmarie.henden@yahoo.com


Thank and God Bless you and your Family as well.

Kindly

Mrs. Sarah Marie Henden
eMail : sarahmarie.henden@yahoo.com

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