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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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Fraud email example:

From: admin@accadimia.com
Reply-To: msmelisa17@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 04:08:19 +0700
Subject: THIS IS MY SECOND EMAIL TO YOU.

Dearly Beloved,
I will like to introduce myself to you and the reason of choosing you, hope that you will understand my position and the reason for this letter.
I am happy to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has directed me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. i saw your e-mail contact at ministries of commerce and foreign trade departments. i am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, my name is Mrs Melissa m. gaddafi. And am contacting you because i don’t have any other option than to tell you as i was touched to open up to you, i am married to Mr Smith M. gaddafi who worked with Libyan embassy in Knightsbridge, London for ten years before he died in the year 2005.we were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days.
Since his death i decided not to remarry again, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of us$ 8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred thousand dollars) in a Bank in London the capital city of United Kingdom, presently this money is still in Bank. He made this money available for importing and exportation of gold from London and Malaysia mining.

My husband and I so much love ourselves that after his death I decided not to re-marry, he died in a fatal motor accident which I believe must have been political motivated because of his venture in the new oil industry. I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of £8.5 MILLION. (Eight Million, Five Hundred thousand British pounds only) with a reputable bank in London here presently, the money is still with the bank, and I received a letter from the management of the holding bank as the real depositor urging me to come forward to receive the money after leaving it dormant for a long time.
Frankly, I cannot come over to your country as a result of my illness; I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.
I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue, and I hope you will help see my last wishes come true. It is my last wish to see that this money is used in Charity organizations establishment project like building a new Orphanage/charity home for less privilege once or expanding an existing charity homes in your locality. It must not be donate as cash to any charity home or organizations since there are too many corruptions in this world today and donation will not help in long years, I want you to utilize the money in building a charity foundation or orphanage home or you can also help expand an existing home. I want your good heart with milk of human kindness to use this money to fund the charity works project plan which will provide a better live for the Needy and Widows, and alleviate the suffering of war ravaged countries and those affected by natural disasters.

You will take 30 percent of the total money for your personal need, while 70% of the money will be for the charity foundation in your village, and you will use my Husband name to open the charity foundation and I'm give out this money because I don't have a child who will inherit it, and moreover, is not proper to leave the money for my husband relatives because they are rich. I don't have anybody as a family member, am doing this for God to forgive my sins and accept my soul when I pass from this life to another. This transaction should be 100% FREE RISK and LEGITIMATE. I'm asking for your help because I cannot help myself on the sick bed in this hospital here in London. I will be having last surgery soon which I believe not to survive; I would want you to start the transfer process now.
To facilitate and perfection of this transaction, I will now send a reply later to the bank and present your details as the fund beneficiary.

Your full names................
Your contact address................
Your personal telephone number...............

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
I hope to hear from you soonest if you are willing to handle this project.
Awaiting your urgent reply ASAP.)
Sincerely Yours,
REGARDS
MELISA
Email:msmelisa17@gmail.com

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