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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: castillo001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:11:13 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOU=20ARE=20BLESSED?=

Hello My Dear,

Please forgive my indignation if this message comes to you
as a surprise I got your contact from a database found in
internet while searching for a reliable and honest person
that will assist us receive a fund into an account.I was
divinely inspired to pick your name among other names
found in the Internet database. After series of prayers and
fasting for Gods direction.

I am Mrs.Hanny Castillo Taborda a citizen of Columbia
undergoing currently medical treatment. I am married to
Dr. Castillo Taborda who worked with the Malaysia Embassy
in South Africa for nine years before he died in the
year 2000. We have an only child presently
residing in the Uk,he can confirm my story.My husband died after a brief
illness that lasted for only
four days.

Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since
his death I decided not to re-marry or get another child outside
my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $18.3
Million (Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thousand U.S.Dollars) with a
finance/security company in EUROPE.The money is inside one
trunk box, but nobody knew that the box contained money
apart from me and my late husband, the box was deposited as
Photographic Materials. Presently, this money is still with
the Security Company.This is purely for confidential and security reasons.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not live for the
next three months due to my cancer problem. Though what
disturbs me most is my disability to move around which is a
partial paralysis. Having known my condition I decided to
donate part of this fund to a church or a mosque or better still a
Christian or a Moslem individual that will utilize this
money for charity works. I want a church or Mosque or the individual beneficiary
that will inherit this to use it for churches or Mosque orphanages and widows
propagating the word of God and to ensure
that the house of God is beautified.My child would have handled this but
he is not to be trusted and would not use it for the purpose I want it used
but you can give him son 30% of this money afer claiming it.

They said 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's relatives are not Christians
and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be
mis-used by unbelievers. 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 because I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be in the bossom of my Saviour.

If you feel you are worthy enough to make yourself
available in this project, let me know immediately you
read my mail. GOD will surely provide for you the power
and strenght to accomplish this. All things work together
for good for those who love GOD. Waiting for your urgent
response. I do not need any telephone conversation in this
regard because of my health,and because of the presence of
my husband,s relatives who are always around me. I do not
want them to know about this development.

Please reply to me on my private mail box:
castillo001@zipmail.com.br. On your resonse I will send all relevant documents
pertaining to this deposit to enable you travel and make this claim.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs Hanny Castillo Taborda



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