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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: green watt <greenwatt1010@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: greenwatt@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 04:09:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LET US HELP THE NEEDY


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: greenwatt1010@yahoo.com

Send reply to :greenwatt@terra.com.mx


DEAR FRIEND,


MY NAME IS GREEN WATT AND I WAS BORN ON THE 1ST OF OCTOBER

1950,THAT MAKES ME 55 YEARS THIS YEAR.

I WAS NOT BORN WITH THE PROVERBIAL SILVER SPOON.AND YEARS OF

POVERTY AND HUNGER PROVIDED ME A PLATFORM TO STRIVE TO SUCCEED IN

LIFE AND THIS I MUST CONFESS I DID,ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.IN DOING

SO I PROMISED MY SELF TO NEVER SHOW LOVE OR MERCY TO ANYONE,AND

THIS I DID WITH HATRED IN MY HEART AND NO LOVE.


OVER THE YEARS,I MADE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY AS MUCH ESTATES AS

POSSIBLE OF MY CHOICE,I NEVER MARRIED,BUT HAD CHIDREN TWO BOYS

WHOM I JUST HAD TO TOLERATE FOR I WAS TOLD THEY HAD MY BLOOD

FLOWING IN THEIR VEINS.I CAN NOT REMEMBER EVER FEELING LOVE FOR

THEM.AND THIS ATTTUDE I ALSO SHOWED TO ANYONE FOR I BELIEVED THAT

THEY JUST WANT TO BE WITH ME FOR THE MONEY.AND I ALWAYS ASKED MY

SELF WHERE THEY WERE WHEN I WAS HUNGRY AND CRYING AS A CHILD.I

SWORE NEVER TO SHOW LOVE TO ANY ONE.


ONE YEAR AGO I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND WITH ALL MY WEALTH

AND POWER,NOTHING AND NO ONE CAN SAVE ME.WHEN I WAS TOLD OF MY

ILLNESS,A SUDDEN CALM TOOK OVER ME AND I FOUND MYSELF FULL OF

TEARS AND REGRET FOR MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE ME,LIVING ME

PERPLEXED. AND THERE AND THEN I RESOLVED TO MAKE AMENDS FOR ALL

THE PAIN I CAUSED EVERYONE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY.


SO I DECIDED TO SET UP A TRUST FUND FOR THE NEEDIES.AND I MADE MY

SONS THE SIGNATORY TO THE ACCOUNT,LEAVING THEM WITH THE

RESPONSIBILTY OF DISBURSING FUNDS TO ORGANISATIONS OF MY

CHOICE.NOW I HAVE RELIABLE INFORMATION THAT MY WISH HAS NOT BEEN

CARRIED OUT AS I INSTRUCTED.FOR MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD,HAVE

CONSPIRED TO STEAL WHAT I ASKED THEM TO GIVE TO THE NEEDY.


NOW I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL GET SOMEONE THAT CAN HELP ME

DISBURSE THE FUNDS WORTH US$15 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS IN A TRUNK

BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE HONESTLY THIS IS WHAT WAS LEFT

FOR ME ALL OF THE MONEY I MADE, VERY UNBELIEVABLE AND SHOCKING .

THIS FUNDS WILL BE GIVEN TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OF MY CHOICE.



I WANT TO STATE HERE THAT THIS PERSON WILL RECEIVE 30% OF US$15

MILLION FROM ME .AS MY ILLNESS GRADUALLY EATS DEEP IN ME,I NEED

SOMEONE THAT WILL BE MY EYES.ALL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE WHEN U

GET IN TOUCH WITH ME,YOU WILL RECEIVE INSTUCTIONS ON WHAT TO

DO.THIS IS A CRY FOR HELP AND I NEED A HAND TO EASE THE PAIN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.PLEASE IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE YOU CAN

CONTACT ME URGENTLY THROUGH ABOVE E MAIL ADDRESS.


LET US JOIN HANDS AND HELP THE NEEDIES AND LESS PRIVILEDGED IN THE

SOCIETY,THIS IS VERY LEGITIMATE , NO RISK IS INVOLVED AT ALL. AS

SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO MY LAWYER WHO

WILL HELP TO FASCILITATE THIS TRANSACTION. OR YOU SEND IT TO MY

ALTERNATIVE E MAIL ADDRESS THUS:


greenwatt@terra.com.mx



GREEN WATT






- green watt


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