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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. Sarah Rich David" <mrsstellajane.james@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrssarah.david13@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2017 14:12:19 +0100
Subject: REPLY

DEAREST IN THE LORD
MAY THE LOVE OF GOD REMAIN CONSTANTLY AT YOUR SIDE, BE GRACIOUS TO YOU
AND LET HIS HOLY FACE SHINE ON YOU. MAY THE HOLY SPIRIT GO BEFORE YOU
TO DIRECT YOU AND GUIDE YOU.
I AM MRS. SARAH RICH DAVID., A BRITISH WOMAN, SUFFERING FROM CANCEROUS
AILMENT. I AM MARRIED TO MR. ANDREW DAVID, MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH
CHEVRON CORPORATION FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 54
ON 5TH OF JANUARY 2010 AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS AFTER AN AUTO-CRASH.
SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY OR GET A CHILD OUTSIDE MY
MATRIMONIAL HOME DUE TO OUR TRADITION.
MY HUSBAND AND I PREPARED A BLUEPRINT FOR ESTABLISHING A FOUNDATION
THAT WOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS HELPING THE NEEDY IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS
PLAN WAS STILL IN THE INCUBATION STAGE REARING FOR ACTIVATION BEFORE
THE SICKNESS THAT CLAIMED MY HUSBAND AND NOW LEFT ME IN THIS
DEBILITATING STATE.
MY LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 12 MILLION (TWELVE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) WITH A FINANCE HOUSE PRESENTLY THIS MONEY IS STILL
THERE I AM WRITING FROM MY SICK BED. I AM LOOKING FOR A CREDIBLE
PERSON TO WHOM I WILL PASS THE RIGHT OF NEXT OF KIN. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE
NOT MET BEFORE, I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON THE INTERNET, AND MY
CONFIDENCE REPOSED ON YOU. I HOPE YOU READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY AND
REPLY ME IMMEDIATELY.
RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE LIMITED DAYS TO LIVE DUE TO
THE STROKE AND CANCEROUS PROBLEMS I AM SUFFERING FROM. I HAVE DECIDED
TO DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU AND WANT YOU TO USE THIS GIFT WHICH COMES
FROM MY HUSBAND'S EFFORT TO FUND THE UPKEEP OF WIDOWS AND CHARITIES
WORLDWIDE. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU SHALL UTILIZE 80% OF THIS MONEY TO FUND
CHURCHES, ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS AROUND THE WORLD BUT IN OUR NAMES:
SARAH_DAVID'S FOUNDATION.
YOU WILL HAVE TO ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDING TO MY
INSTRUCTIONS AS I HAVE EXPLAINED HERE AND TO KEEP THIS MATTER
CONFIDENTIAL TILL WHEN THIS FUND GET TO YOUR CUSTODY. I CANNOT PREDICT
WHAT! WILL BE MY ! FATE BY THE TIME THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO!
YOUR ACCOUNT, BUT YOU SHOULD PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE FUND IS USED AS I
HAVE STATED ABOVE. YOUR INTEREST TO EXECUTING THIS ASSIGNMENT FOR THE
SAKE OF THE NEEDY GLOBALLY WOULD INTEREST ME MOST AS I AM CONVINCED
THAT I HAVE ONLY FEW MONTHS TO STAY HERE ON EARTH.
IF THIS CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY
WITH YOUR :(1) FULL NAMES, RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER,AGE AND
COUNTRY AND ALSO YOUR PICTURE.
I DO NOT WANT MY HUSBAND HARD EARNED MONEY TO BE MISUSED. I WANT YOU
TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME. NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% LEGAL AND
HITCH-FREE.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
YOURS SINCERELY IN THE LORD,
MRS SARAH RICH DAVID
E-MAIL :(mrssarah.david13@gmail.com)

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