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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Edith Paul" <edithpaul24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edithpaul22@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 02:54:49 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply!

IN GOOD FAITH

 

From: Mrs. Edith Paul.

 

Life itself is a misery and nobody can tell what can be of it.

Those that can   tell what can be of it are those who cannot

tell us because they are far from us (dead). If you will want to

hear my story.

 

I am the above named person but now undergoing medical

treatment for cancer now. I am married to Dr. Henry Paul

who worked with South Africa embassy in Malaysia for nine years

before he died in the year 2000. Well I will only try to let you 

know who Dr. Henry Paul is by stating his philosophy of life,

"life is worth living only if lived to the service of mankind" and

"You make a living by what you earn, but you make life by what

you give “This will give you an insight of the spirit behind what I

believe and what i will live for cause he is my mentor. To continue

with my story, We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before

his death we have made something of and from life.

 

Since his death I decided not to re-marry or adopt a child, this is

basically my own decision to honor him for the love we shared

and the life  we lived for. My late husband deposited the sum of

$27.6Million (twenty-seven Million six hundred thousand U.S.

Dollars) with one finance company in Europe before his death.

 

Presently, this money is still with the Security Company. Recently,

my  Doctor  told me that I would not last for the next three months

due to cancer problem. Though what  disturbs me most is my stroke.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church,

better still a Christian individual or a Moslem that will utilize this money

the way I am going to instruct herein. First you must imbibe and live

with my husbands philosophy, as stated above. If you can't remember

please I refer you to read through from the introduction of this letter

cause this the most important aspect that you must uphold.

 

Secondly I want an organization or an individual that is God fearing

who can invest the money and continuously use the money to fund

orphanages, widows, the less privilege, the disabled and all those

afflicted with strange illness or diseases.

 

Thirdly this money should not be used in an ungodly manner, or

any form of evil or selfishness for that will warrant evil to that

persons life and family  from generations to generations. For you

cannot use the hard earned money of my husband and I for evil or

ungodly purposes.

 

If these conditions are met I am not afraid of death for i know

where I am going to and my heart will rest in peace. I don't need

any telephone communication in this regard because of my health,

for as soon as I receive your reply I will refer you to the contact of the Finance/Security Company in Europe and my doctor who shall

arrange you the letter of claim from the Malaysia High Court of

Justice.  This will be done if I see from your response that you satisfy

the above conditions stated.

 

As I stated My doctor will issue you a letter of authority that will

empowers you as the original- beneficiary of this funds (consignment).

I choose this means to locate you because I am sure I will be lead by a

good spirit to the kind of person that will be honest. Delay in your reply

will not be of benefit to me due to my health condition and this will

propel me to search for someone else.

 

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hear from you.

 

In His Services.

Mrs. Edith Paul.

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