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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: bridget1950@zwallet.com
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:33:47 +0200
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ?

Dear Sir/Madam.
My name is Mrs. Bridget Rolandson I am a dying widow
who have decided to donate what I have to you/ church.
I am 38 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about
2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband,
who had left me everything he worked for as a british solder. I have been
touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of God than allow
wicked men to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.
Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God
to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a merciful God.
I will be going in for an operation very soon.
I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $ 9,500,000(Nine million five
hundred thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and
also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance
of the widows according to (JAMES 1:27).At the moment I cannot take any telephone
calls because i am also dum but can only read . I have adjusted my WILL and my
Executor is aware I have changed my will, you and him will arrange the transfer of
the funds from the Private Finance company to your humble self. And in a sate security company
we have a safe box that was fly in by deplomatic service, deposited in a
spanish security company as a family value from Iraq.
My husband was on his last day duty before he will be withdraw home but
unfortunately he meet his worst involving in a car bomb that lead fifteen
British solders death. Our one and only child has be reported in dead in New
Orleane. What more do i have ? I can not let this fund past to national
treasury or the hands of the ungodly men even Goverment body whom will not
stop misleading poeple to war, whom want to motalise thier name from others
tears and blood. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.
Contact me via this mail address:- bridget50@zwallet.com
with your full names contact telephone/fax number and your full address and
i will give you every document involving the both deposit and the account information.
NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until
the task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize
my last wish. And Also I will be contacting you by email as I can only
read,i will have like to see if you can make it because my condiction is going
worst every day, and i want to join my husband very soon where there is
unlimited peace and happiness.
Regards,
Mrs. Bridget Rolandson.

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