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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: "MR JOHANSSON" <sirjohansson6@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: ted02_1952@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 08 May 2007 07:00:11 +0000
Subject: My Offer To You

Dear Beloved Friend ,

I got your contact through my personal research.


As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe
everyone will die someday.My Name My Name is Theodore W. Johansson, I am a
62 year old US Army Lieutenant Colornel (Retired), I am the President of
Residential Enterprises, Inc which is now located at (64 Edwardel Road
Needham, MA 02492, I am a merchant in Dubai, I am also the owner of T.J
Drillings Bangkok Thailand.

I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer that was discovered very late,
due to my laxity in carrying for my health.It has defiled all forms of
medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live,according to
medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never
really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very
rich, I was never generous being a soldier, I was always hostile to people
and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But
now I regret all this, as I now know that there is more to life than just
wanting to have or make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives
me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different
way from how I have lived it.

Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my properties
and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few
close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I
have decided to give alms 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, Brazil, Algeria and Malaysia and In
west Africa.Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this
my self any more.I once asked members of my family to close one of my
accounts and distribute the money that 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 2.5 million dollars, which I realized from my
T.JDrilling Inc.

I have this amount with a Safety Firm in LONDON, I deposited it purposely to
execute a contract I for the Togo Government in west Africa (installation of
pipe lines) I want you to help me collect this deposit of $US 2.5 Million
Dollars and dispatched half to charity organizations
and half for your organization too.

Email me soon to inform me your preparedness and readiness to do this work
of God for me in your country. Please pray for me as you receive this email
as i need your immediate reply for further directives on how to get the fund
been Transfer to you.

God be with you.

Theodore W. Johansson

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