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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: "Mr. Man" <dr_00086@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mary_julia74@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:03:08 +0000
Subject: help

Dear Friend,

From: Mrs.Mary Julia Josh of Netherlands
I am Mrs.Mrs.Mary Julia from Netherlands. I am married to Dr.Franklyn Julia
who worked for twenty years before he died in the year 2000.We were married
for twenty-seven years without a child.
He died during one of the riot in the Niger delta region of Nigeria. He was
held hostage and slain to death by protesting youths of the region. Before
his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I decided not
to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (Eight
Million six hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) with a security company.
Presently, this money is still with the Security
Company and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward
to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody
to
receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.
Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and
my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.
It is my last wish to see that this money is invested the proceed at the end
of every year distributed among charity organization. I want a person that
is God
fearing that will use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows
propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is
maintained.
The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took
this decision because i know that there are a lot of poor people suffering
from
different kind of disease and nobody to come to their aid. With God all
things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the
Security Company.
I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new
beneficiary of this Fund. You are to help me invest these funds into real
estate, stocks,donations for the poor,motherless baby homes,deaf and blind
orgnaisations etc . You will be
entitled to 10% of every profit you make in a year. Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hearing from you
soon.
Waiting for your reply Yours in Christ,
Mrs.Mary Julia Josh



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