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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 Charity Morgan" <charity4morgan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charity4morgan@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:38:52 +0000
Subject: ATTN: NEEDED

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs.Charity Morgan. I live In London where am writing from. I am
a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to the charity through
you.You may be wondering why I choose you, But someone has to be chosen
because i believe as a child of God you should serve as the person i must
donate this moneyto and i know you must have a good heart.

So I enter into internet searching for a reliable profile that sooth my
heart and someone that can carry out the task without deviation.I am 59
years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago,immediately after
the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives to
use my husband's hard earned funds ungodly.I have asked God to forgive me
all my sins and I believe he has, because He is a merciful God.

I will be going in for an operation,and I pray that I survive the
operation.I have decided to will/donate the sum of US$10,000,000(Ten Million
Dollars) my husband to you for the good work of the God, and to help the
motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows in your
church and organization.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my
relatives are around me and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking
telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get. All i do is to
secretly send mails to see if I can help people in need with the money in
the bank custody.

Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision in will this fund to
you.

I wish you all the best and may the good God bless you abundantly, and
please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.Kindly
Contact my lawyer through this email address:
fredwilliams_chambers02@yahoo.com so please if you can help then contact my
barriater so that he will tell you the neccessary arrangement on how to
release this money.

My lawyer's name is Barrister charity homies. I know i have never met you
but my mind tells me to do this,and I hope you will act sincerely.You should
remove 40% of this money for the expenses and your assistance if you will
love to assist, I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because of
my cancer.NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter
until the task is accomplished,as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize
my last wish, due to the fact that I do not want relatives or family members
standing in the way of my last wish .

Charity Morgan (Mrs)

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