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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: Rita Machaba <machaba_m207@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:24:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation from Rite Machaba

DEAR BELOVED ONE.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Mrs.Rita Machaba a merchant in Tunisia and Dubai. I have been diagnosed for 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. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a 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 the U.A.E, Algeria, Malaysia and some countries in Africa.
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 Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contented with what I have left
for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Eleven Million United States Dollars $11,000,000,00 which I deposited with a Security Company.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations. I have set aside 10% for you, your time and also any expenses incurred during this assignment.

Contact my lawyer, Barrestar. Benson Dickson with this specified email barrestar-b-dickson@safe-mail.net tell him that I have WILLED ($11,000,000,00 ) to you by quoting my personal reference number; WILL/9834520014 and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a
specific and good work. I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless.

God bless you greatly as you do.

Mrs.Rita Machaba.



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