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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 RITA ALANE MRS RITA ALANE <rita_alane2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <rita_alane1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:04:21 +0000
Subject: Dear Beloved One,



Dear Beloved One,I am Mrs Rita Alane from LOME-TOGO, I am 58 years old, i am a deaf andsuffering from a long time cancer of the breast which also affected mybrain. By all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and mydoctors have courageously advised me that i may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up in a motherless babies home, and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child. My husband and i are true Christians, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fatal motor accident.Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inheritedbelongings and deposited all the sum of $31.5million dollars with a Bank.Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management justwrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money afterkeeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated.Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoingtreatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any organizationof your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization,the poor and the motherless babies home where i come from. I want you good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around .I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but i had to take a bold step towards this issue,and i hope you will help see my last wishes come true.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank.I will also issue you a letter of authority which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hope to hear from you soonest.Awaiting your replyYours in Christ,Mrs. Rita Alane
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