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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: favourofgod@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 04:18:56 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?MERCY=20TRIUMPHS=20OVER=20JUDGEMENT?=

Warm Greetings,

Accept my apologies if this message comes to you as a surprise and may offend
you for contacting you without your prior consent and writing through this
channel.I got your contact from a proffesional database found in internet
while searching for a reliable and honest person that will be an annointed
steward in a vision very dear to me.

I am Mrs. Luz Taborda, person from Colombia undergoing medical treatment.
I am married to Dr. Castillo Tarboda who was a drug baron and gun runner
supplying arms and ammunition to warring factions all over the world before
he died in the year 2002.We were married for eleven years without a child.He
died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Since his death
I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home .When
my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $3.6Million (Three Million
six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with a Deposit company in EUROPE.

Presently,this money is still with the Deposit Company.Recently,my doctor
told me that I would not live beyond three months due to cancer problem.Though
what disturbs me most is my partial paralysis. Having known my condition
I decided to donate this fund to an organisation or individual that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want an organisation or individual that will use this to fund, women and
youth groups, victims of war, environmental protection, charities,orphanages
and widows . It is said that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and
as a part of restitution for the attrocities of my husband which I tacitly
supported. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner as I had experienced when I entrusted some money to relatives
and close associates,hence the reason for taking this decision.

If you consider yourself adequately equipped morally and spiritually for
this mission, please send me a breif memo of how you intend to use the funds.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Luz Taborda








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