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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: edward joe <joe_ed@boursomail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:21:46 -0000
Subject: CALVARY GREETINGS TO YOU IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST



Dear friend
Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly God.
This mail might come to you as a surprise and the
temptation to ignore
it as unserious could come into your mind; but please,
consider it a
divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility.
My name is Joe Edward . Im a 65 years old man. I am an
american living in Dubai (United Arab Emirate). I was a
merchant and i
owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also married, with
two children.
My wife and my two children died in a september 11 ,plane
bomb blast
that happen in america four years ago.
Before this happened my business and my concern for
making money was all my interest as living man. I never
really cared
about other values in life. But
since i loss of my family, I have found a new desire to
assist
helpless families. I have been helping orphans in
orphanage/ motherless homes.
I have donated some money to orphans in Sudan, South
Africa, Cameroon,
Brazil, Spain, Austria,Germany and some Asian countries.
Before I became ill, I kept $ 7.5 Million in a long-term
deposit account in a finance company . Presently, Im in a
hospital
where I have been undergoing treatment for oesophageal
cancer. 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 this money distributed to
charity organizations.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much
of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the
agony of
entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I beg you in the
name of God to help me collect the deposit and the
interest accrued from the
company and distribute it amongst charity homes and poor &
needy in your
country.
Use your judgement to distribute the money and feel
free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for
any cost you
incure during the process of collecting and distributing
the money to Hurricane
Katrina victims in america.
Im willing to offer
you a reward If you are willing to help; please reply as
soon as you
can to my alternate email. jjoeedward@compaqnet.fr
May the good Lord bless you and your family
Regards,
Joe EDWARD



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