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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: Ruby Williams <rubywilliams6846@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:03:49 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: I'm waiting for your immediate.

May the peace of God be with you,

My dear, I am writing this mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, this massage mighty comes to you as a surprise but I chose to reach you through this email because it still remains the fastest medium of communicating with you. Please give me this little chance to explain myself to you, I would have like to meet you in person before departing from this mother earth but due to the illness continue to deprive me the chance but even if I die on the process of this illness I will still praise ALMIGHTY God.

First let me kindly introduce myself to you my names are Mrs.Ruby Williams, I am a dying woman diagnosed of cancer for about 1 year ago, immediately after the death of my beloved husband, who has left me everything he worked with and an bank deposit of the sum of (Eleven Million Dollars) with my name as the legal rightful appointed beneficiary to the fund. But /next of kin’s according to my doctor he told me that I would not last for a long period of time because this illness has gotten to a very bad stage. That is the reason why i decided to entrust my inheritance money to you, I hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and confident that I am about to repose on you for the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileges ones, believing that you will utilize the money the way i am going to instruct herein as i mentioned above. I need you to assist me to reclaim this money from the bank where it's been deposited by my late husband and use the fund for Charity works in your position before I die, such as orphanages and gives justice and help to the poor, needy, elderly ones and the widow says The Lord." Jeremiah 22:15-16.“ to promote the word of god and the effort that the house of god is maintained.

I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. That's why I'm taking this decision. I'm not afraid of death, so I know where I'm going. I accept this decision because I do not have any child who will inherit this money after I die. To be very honest with you, this money I have opened-up to you is totally genuine no complications and is 100% risk-free. I am absolutely assuring you that no problem involved in this fund either in the short-run or in the long-run because i am the legal rightful appointed next of kin's to the fund everything is legitimate.

And it will be my great pleasure to compensate you with 35 % percent of the total money for your personal use, 5 % percent for any expenses that may occur during the transaction and while 60% of the money will go to the charity project OR better still you can invest the total fund into your personal business ventures and make sure you assist the orphanages and the less privileged and do other Charitable works with the profit you will make from the business. I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize the fund my late husband has worked for and my last wish. Upon your reply, I will give you more details and the bank contact information including my late husband account details also a letter of authorization which will enable you proceed communication with the bank for the claim of the fund as the rightful legal present beneficiary of the fund. All I need from you is sincerity and ability to complete God task without any failure.

It will be my pleasure to see that the bank has release and transfer the fund into your bank account therein country even before I die here in the hospital. Because of my present health status everything need to be process rapidly as soon as possible. Please kindly respond quickly. Thanks and God bless you,

May God Bless you for your kind help.
Yours sincerely sister Mrs.Ruby Williams.

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