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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: "KRISTINE MAURICE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kristinemaurice@protonmail.ch>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 16:17:59 -0700
Subject: BELOVED. FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.

DEAR BELOVED.

MY NAME IS MRS.KRISTINE MAURICE
I AM FROM 2277 FARNUM ROAD NEWYORK, NY 10007 BUT I AM ON A MISSIONARY WORK IN NORTHERN NIGERIA CALLED ALL SAINTS CHARITY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED, MOTHERLESS CHILDREN, HUMANITARIAN AND COMMUNITY WORK FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS.

IN MY QUEST TO SEEK A VOLUNTEER PERSON WHO WILL BE THE STEWARD AND CONTINUE TO CHAMPION HUMANITARIAN, NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY WORK IN ANY PART OF THIS WORLD
HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

IT BECAME VERY NECESSARY FOR ME TO PUT SMILE ON THE FACES OF PEOPLE WHO HAD FACE ONE PROBLEM AND THE OTHER IN LIFE AND IN THE WORLD AS A RESULT OF WAR, NATURAL HAZARDS, DISASTER ETC.

I RESOLVED TO GO INTO THIS PROJECT TO CORRECT MY PAST MISTAKE IN LIFE WHERE I DO NOT FEEL LET ALONE GIVE TO THE NEEDY, THE CHARITY OR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN OUR SOCIETY AND BECAUSE OF MY GREED FOR ALWAYS WANTING MORE MONEY WHICH I BELIEVED .

CURRENTLY, I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN ILLNESS WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY PERSONAL PHYSICIAN THAT I HAVE, A LITTLE TIME ON EARTH, AND WHEN I TOOK INVENTORY OF MY CURRENT DEPOSIT IN BANK, I KNOW REALIZED THAT LIFE ITSELF IS WORTHLESS IF YOU WE CAN NOT HELP THE NEEDY, THE COMMUNITY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN OUR SOCIETY AND COMMUNITIES.

I CHOOSE YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WILL NOT STOOP SO LOW TO DERAIL FROM THIS HUMANITARIAN WORK.

TO ASSURE ME THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO CARRY OUT THIS HUMANITARIAN WORK,PLEASE SEND TO ME

YOUR FULL NAME

YOUR ADDRESS

YOUR OCCUPATION

YOUR PHONE NUMBER.



I WILL APPRECIATE YOU POSITIVE RESPONSE AS MY TIME IS NUMBERED ON EARTH.

THANK YOU.
MRS.KRISTINE MAURICE

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