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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: jenniferwilson59@netscape.net
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 21:07:13 -0400
Subject: Help me to fulfill my last wish

My dear friend,

I have received your mail and i must first of all show my appreciation ,over the fact that you have given heed to the entreaty of a dying woman in the United Kingdom.I saw your email address through a search in the internet and i dont have any specific charity organization i am just moved by God to give it to you to help me,i am in the hospital bed now,which i can not move and my relatives are not trust worthy to do fullfill this last wish of mine. When i discovered this ailment, it dawned on me that i am not going to live long .Then the need to affect the lives of those in need became very paramount in my thoughts.This appears to be a case of mercy after death as i no longer have the strength to do those things i used to do when i was still very full of life. My dear friend , in my resolve to actualise my dying wish, i have been able to support charity to a very large extent around the middle east and europe.Then my health became a sorry tale, that at this particular point in time, i live at the mercy of v
arious drugs and operations which certainly can not remedy anything.My close family members and relatives are however not happy with the way i have disbursed everything funds of mine to the motherless babies and the less priviledged.That was why they failed to help me actualise my dream of supporting charity. They held for themselves the funds i made available and went as far as even trying to terminate my life when the hour(though very short )has not come.All relationship with me has been severed ,and they are of the opinion that the last of my fortune has been spent.Incidentally, the sum of One million two hunderd and thrity thousand united states dollars($1,230,000) lies in a security company in Canada.That is the last i have here on earth after my medical bills have been estimated and all expenses paid pending when i shall be no more.These funds i wish to entrust to you , to help propagate the works of charity where ever your location is.By so doing, i would need your utmost sincerity and honesty to car
ry the venture along successfully.I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME THAT YOU WOULD USE THIS FUNDS FOR THE GOOD WORK OF GOD (Help the motherless and the less priviledged). It would be required of you to furnish me with your full names and address,telephone and fax numbers , to enable me put a letter to the security company,my attoney (a british Man ) base in the Canada, For notifings them that you are the eligible beneficiary to the funds kept in their custody .Once this is done,you shall make arrangements with them on the funds would be transfered to your location.I beg of you to deal with me honestly and render me your assistance to the fullest of your capacity.you would be helpng a dying woman to fullfill her last dream.Most importantly you would be touching the lives of a huge number of people.I hope i would be able to count on you while i wait impatiently for the time to come.My bones are slowly cleaving to my skin.I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.i am weak and i cannot write more.i want you to send m
e your information ASAP which i can send to my attoney,as my security before he can start to prepare all document for the claim of this fund.

Warmest Regards,

Jennifer Wilson

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