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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: "Mrs. Caudillosa Ihren Casinao" <caudillosa@gmail.com>
Reply-To: caudillosa@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:11:21 +0200
Subject: DEAR BELOVED ONE IN CHRIST

Dear beloved,

I'm Mrs. Caudillosa Ihren Casinao, German but presently in United

State of America, I am 81 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm

suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, From all indication

my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Silver have

courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next Three

months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical

stage and my health is really worse now, I was brought up in an

Orphanage home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Casinao

for twenty years without any child can i trust you ?.

My husband and Me are true Christian's, We lived all day in United

State of America, since he was working here as a contractor and got

share's with Coca cola Company here, but quite unfortunately, he

died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashes none of his body was found.

Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad stage

of health, I sold all our Inheritance belongings to me and my late

husband Johnson Casinao and deposited all the total Sum of $5.5

Million United Sate dollars with the Bank Of America, United State of

America, and all our jewelries Diamonds and Golds With the Bank Also

As Well. My dearest beloved one in Christ can i trust you to

distribute our life earns to the Motherless Homes and Churches and

Haiti Suffering people ?

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the

Bank in United State of America. I will also issue a letter of

authority to the bank, which will prove that you are the new

beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act

accordingly as I stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soonest.
I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Caudillosa Ihren Casinao.

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