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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: "addala chec" <addala_11@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:23:00 +0200
Subject: My Proposal

Dear beloved,

I am Mrs. Addala Chec, a polish national. I am married to Mr. Jozef Chec who
worked in the embassy for nine years before he died in the year 2003. We
were married for seven years without a child. He died after a brief illness
that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both good
Christians. Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a child outside
my matrimonial home.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $6.5Million with a
Bank. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank. Recently, my
Doctor told me that the condition of my health is getting worse due to
cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to
an organization or any good person that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein. I want the money to be used to assist the
orphanages, widows, people effected by earthquake, floods, the innocent
people affected by genocide, Tsunami in India or the less privileged and
those affected by natural deserter across the world.

I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband’s relatives are very wicked, because they are the ones
that killed my husband in order to have all my late husband's properties. As
a matter of fact, I don't want my late husband's efforts to be used by
those wicked people and I don't want a situation where this money will be
used carelessly.

This is why I am taking this decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going. I don't need any telephone communication in this regard
because of my health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me
always. I don't want them to know about this development. As soon as I
receive your reply I shall write a letter of authorization to the bank
requesting them to transfer ownership of the money to you. My happiness is
that I lived a life of a worthy mother.
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated Therein. Hoping
to receive your response immediately.


Thanks
Mrs. Addala Chec,

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