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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: "Delia Crawford" <deliacrawford34@msn.com>
Reply-To: deliacrawford4@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:55:12 +0000
Subject: Email from Mrs Crawford.

Dear Friend,

As you glance through my email, don’t feel sad for me or neglected but its
the way I believe God has planned it to be. My name is Mrs. Delia. Crawford,
an American citizen but in Greece. I suddenly had a stroke And it paralyzed
must of my lower body and the doctors said if i ever Have another stroke it
could turn me into a vegetable. I have instructed The hospital that if such
should happen that they should pull the plug On me and i have also signed
the document that allows that. Before this I lived a full and adventurous
life because my parents were wealthy and I was the only child before they
passed on. My father was one of the Top ranchers in Texas and he made most
of his wealth from American oil And Cattle. I was very proud and hostile
towards people and only focused on Myself but now i regret all this as i now
realize that there is more to Life than just wanting to have or make all the
wealth in the world.

If i had a second chance to live my life differently from the way it
Has being lived I would do so but its all fiction now and I have to
Accept my faith. I have used my final days to spread my families’
wealth Around to organizations in need and charitable homes but now
that my health Has worsened, I cannot do this anymore and need someone who
would be Reliable enough to carry on from where i stopped. You must believe
in Goodness and have a strong will to acquire. I want to better your life
And life of others across this world with what my late dad worked all His
life for me. I would have to stop here dear until i am certain that You are
a reliable individual to carry out this task. I hope this mail
Reaches you well and have a brilliant day.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Delia. Crawford



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