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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: josephinehill77@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:15:49 +0100
Subject: Attn: CAN I TRUST YOU?


- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. -

Dear Friend
I am Mrs. Josephine Hill, an English woman who is suffering from cancerous ailment. I am married to Sir James Hill who also is an Englishman though unfortunately dead now.
My husband worked with the British Railways for over two decade before the cold hand of death took him away on the 23rd of July 2012 at about 2:00AM. our marriage lasted for over a decade without any fruit of the Womb. My husband died after a protracted illness we made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals within the United Kingdom, Europe, North and South America, Africa and the rest of the globe as he had passion for persons who cannot help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament. I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a child from this relationship, which never came. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of £5,500,000.00 (Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds) with a bank in UK.
Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my doctor told me that I have a limited or numbered days on earth and that my life span will not exceed 150days due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.
Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to a on-governmental, or a non Religious, and or a non profit organisation or better still an individual, that will utilise this money the way I am going to instruct here in. This gift, which comes from my husbands sweat to fund the upkeep of widows, Widowers, orphans, destitute, the downtrodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially.
It is often said that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons And I do not want my husband Jim Welsh hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going.
I know that I am going to be with the almighty when I eventually pass on. The Almighty will fight my case and I shall hold my peace. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives around me. I
do not want them to know about this development, with God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply in my email:
josephinehill77@gmail. com
When responding please included:
Full name and Address,
Telephone number,
Age,
Occupation,

I shall give you the contact of the bank in United Kingdom for the claim of the funds. I will also issue you a Certificate of Deposit that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation.
Please keep up the good faith, any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing out for a non-governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit organization on or better still an individual for this same purpose.
Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein?
Hope to hear from you soon and remain blessed chosen one.
Kindest regards,
Mrs Josephine Hill.
(Benefactor)

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