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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: DR DAVID MORGAN <dr_davidmorgann@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: dr_davidmorgan@walla.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 09:01:16 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: FUNDS FOR CHARITY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: dr_davidmorgann@yahoo.com

24.05.2006

Dear Friend

My name is Dr.David Morgan a Petrol Chemical Contractor a citizen of

the

New Zealand I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer It has defiled

all

forms of medical treatment,and right now I have only about a few months

to

live,according to medical experts. I have spent all i have on this

illness

ans now, i ammleft with nothing except this fund ($25.5M).

I have not particularly lived my life so well,as I never really cared

for

anyone (not even myself) but my business.Though I am very rich, But now

I

regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just

wanting

to have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I

would

live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has

called me,I have willed and given most of m y property and assets to my

immediate and extended family members as well as few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so,I have decided to

give

also to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last

good

deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity

organizations in Canada,Liberia and Malaysia.Now that my health has

deteriorated so badly,I cannot do this myself anymore.

I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and

distribute

the money which I have there to charity organization in Thailand and

Pakistan,they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not

trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have

left

for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of

$25.5Million(Twenty Five million,five hundred thousand u.s dollars)

that I

have with a finance/Se curity Company abroad.I will want you to help me

receive this fund and dispatched it to charity organizations.

pls kindly get back to me through my private mail

box:dr_davidmorgan@walla.com


May Almighty God be with you.


Dr.David Morgan.

- DR DAVID MORGAN


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