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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: "Mrs Tatiana Georgieva" <mrstatiana_7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstatiana_1@myway.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:43:48 +0000
Subject: your mail

From: Mrs. Tatiana Georgieva
London, W8 5DL,
26 Kensington Court,
England.

I am Mrs. Tatiana Georgieva , a citizen of Bulgaria but I based in England,
I am married to Sir Jim Georgieva who also is an Englishman though dead
now.My husband worked with the British Railways for over two decade before
the cold hand of death took him away on the 3rd of December 2004 at about
2:00AM. Ourmarriage lasted for over a decade without any fruit of the
womb.My husband died after a protracted illness. My husband and I made a vow
toupliftthe own-trodden and the less-privileged individuals within the
United Kingdom,Europe, North and South America, Africa and the rest of the
globe as he had passion for persons who can not help themselves due to
physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship,
which never came. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 10
Million (Ten Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling with a security company
in Europe . this money is still with the security company Presently, am
suffering from cancerous
ailment for some years now. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have a
limited or numbered days on earth and that my life spam will not exceed
150days due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what
bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer.

With this hard reality that has befallen my family, I have decided todonate
this fund to anon-governmental, or a non religious, and or a nonprofit
organization or better still an individual, that will utilize this money the
way I am going to instruct here in. I want a non governmental, or a non
religious, and or a non profit organization or better still an individual,
that will use this gift which comes from my husbands sweat to fund the
upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically
challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely
handicapped financially. It is often said that blessed is the hand that
gives.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are Bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I
do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used
in an ungodly manner, hence thereason for taking this bold decision. I
amnot afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going
to be with the Almighty when I eventually pass on. The Almighty will fight
my case and I shall hold my peace. I do not need any telephone communication
in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of
myhusband relatives around me. I do not want them to know about this
development. With God all things are possible.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my attorney
whom i have entrusted every details regarding this fund.

As Soon as i your information is been received by my attorney, he will also
issue a Letter of Authority andpower of attorney on this regards, making you
the original beneficiary of this fund with other relateddocuments.As soon as
i get this information from you i shall send to you my Identities to you for
properverifications. My happiness is thatI lived a life worthy
ofemulation.Please always be prayerful all through yourlife. Any delay in
your reply will give me room in sourcing for a non-governmental, or a non
religious,and or a non profit organization or better still an individual for
this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated
herein. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and members of
your family.



Mrs. Tatiana Georgieva. Benefactor

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