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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: "Cicilia Antonio" <cbleau_antonio17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cbleau_antonio15@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:49:36 +0000
Subject: Personal.

Dear Sir,


Compliments of the new year. How is your health and family member's? I hope
things are going on as God planned it. I am pleased to contact you for an
assistance towards my life situation. I am Cicilia Antonio, the only child
to late Dr. Fredrick Antonio (A Cardiologist) the Assistant Medical Director
of Divine Hospital, #12 Newton Avenue Off Kelvin Moore Road, London, United
Kingdom, who died after a protracted illness on the early hours of Monday
8th January,2007.

After his burial, there arose a family feud between his two brother’s over
his estates and that escalated to a life threats over my dear life which led
to my
flee from United Kingdom to Australia where I am presently residing. Before
my departure to Australia, I met with my late Father’s Lawyer Barrister
Martins
Blair QC during which he disclosed to me my late father’s WILL and I
discovered that he WILLED his money deposited in a Financial Company in
Australia to me and his brother’s are not quite aware of it. I was advised
and assisted by Barrister Martins Blair Qc to immediately take a trip to
Australia to file for the claim of this money.

I was able to be in Australia safely and right now I have recorded a huge
success over the claim of the money through the kind assistance of Barrister
Duke
Ego who I was directed to meet in Australia by Barrister Martins Blair Qc as
his colleague during his school period. All necessary documents and
protocols has been observed, the payment and immediate release order given
by the Executive Director of Operations of the Company. But I am facing the
problem of where and what next to do with the money since I can not go back
to London because of the current problem in my family.

Following the above scenario, I am contacting you to please assist me
receive this money in your custody as my trustee in your country where there
is no racial
discriminatory character like here in Australia and also help me relocate to
your country for aninvestment purposes.

I look forward to hearing from you soonest over this life saving appeal .

May the Almighty God Guide and Bless all you humanendeavors.

Yours faithful,

Cicilia Antonio.

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