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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: "magret churchill" <magretchurchill@msn.com>
Reply-To: magretchurchill1@myway.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:26:24 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Magret Churchill smith

From: Mrs. Magret Churchill smith
19 Heathwood Road, Birchgrove,
Cardiff CF4 4JP,United Kingdom.
Reply Me Via My Private Email Adress (magretchurchill1@myway.com)
My dear, i write this mail to you from the deepest part of my heart and i
belive God that you will look kindly to this mail and come to the rescure of
a widow that is help less and deserted by her poeple.
I am Mrs. Magret Churchill smith from London U.K the wife of late Mr.
Churchill Smith Who was the former Chairman of all the Texaco petroleum oil
companies in our Country from 1995 to 2000 before he deid.
It all happend on 13 June 2000, My husband travelled for a board meeting, on
his way to the meeting he had a fatal accident and was taken to a hospital.
Four days before he died on 17 of June 2000, he called me on his sick bed
and told me that he deposited Two metallic boxes in a security save company
as Family treasures of Gold and Diamonds, But according to my late husband
the Content of the boxes are (Twenty Four Million Dollars) cash which the
security save house did not know that the contents of the two metallic boxes
was money exept the inspection officer who was tipped with some money to
over look the content of the boxes.
Then after my late husband's burial ceremony was over, I fell sick and was
rushed to the hospital,the doctor narrated to me that i had kidney problem,
upon my situation my late husband family deserted me and made away with
every thing my late husband left as a legacy to me.
My dear all i had in my mind is for you to help me in securing the money by
standing as the next of kin to my late husband to enable us secure this
money in your name after which you will help me to invest my own part of the
money in your country and i will use my own share to save my life and
purchase a living in your country to enable me my only son live there.
He also told me how he made this money, that he used his position in the
Office as the chairman of all the petroleum oil companies in London, and
increase the price of petrol, and that he doesn’t want any of the board of
directors do not know that he made the money out of increasing the price of
petrol, so that was why he kept it in a diplomatic security save company
here in london.
He also adviced me on how we will transfer this money out of the save house
to a safer place,and equally gave me all the information he used in
depositing the boxes with the CITY DIPLOMATIC SECURITY SAVE HOUSE HERE IN
LONDON.
My dear Please kindly help me to transfer the boxes of the money out of save
house in London to your country as i cant do it my self because of my late
husband people and to make sure that the board of directors will not be
aware of it because that is the only legacy i inherited from my late husband
that is to my reach.
I have mapped out 30% of the money for your good help. I want the money to
be shared as follows,
1] 30% of the money is for your good help.
2] 5% will be for any expenses that will occur in transferring the money out
of
London
3] We will give 5% to the motherless baby’s home/charity homes.
4] 60% will be for my family.
As soon as the money is in your private account , I will travel down to your
country with my only son to see you for proper sharing according to the
percentages guiding this transaction, please after sharing the money, you
will help me to invest some part of my share in your country with the name
of my son.
I will give you all the necessary vital legal documents backing this
transaction, and the view photograph of this money (Twenty Four million
Dollars) which my late husband gave to me before he died, i will also send
my picture to you as well.
I will send all the detail on how the money will be transfered out of the
save house to your country to you as soon as you respond.
I am waiting to hear from you today.
Kindest Regards.
Mrs. Magret Churchill smith.


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