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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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Fraud email example:

From: Jullian Henshaw <jullian_henshaw100@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:32:10 +0100
Subject: LETS MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE"""


Hello, I wish you and your family the best in life. Please I am contacting you as I saw your address in Internet while searching for a reputable and honest person or charity in Asia that I can sincerely trust to reach out to the poor in the society. Though this medium (internet) has been greatly abused but surely it is still the most convenient, safe and secured means of communication. Do pardon me for the breach of your privacy if it did offend you. I know this letter will come to you as a surprise, but this letter is borne out of my desire to contact a capable and kind person who will be willingly ready to accept the responsibility of this humanitarian project. Moreso, as I am at the moment incapacitated and can do little from my hospital bed.
I am Jullian Henshaw the widow of late Mr. Donald Henshaw. I am contacting you from my hospital bed with the use of my laptop being my only means of communicating with the outside world presently. I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) on March 2, 2005, at the age of 57. It came as quite a shock since there is no known breast cancer in our family. Treatment began immediately, and aggressively, and my life has changed dramatically from the onset of this disease. Chemo began on 3/14/05, and I had 4 rounds of cytoxan/ doxorubicin/ adrucil. Surgery followed on 6/13/05 with a modified radical mastectomy of the left breast; 8 nodes were positive out of the 21 nodes removed. The doctor noticed cellulitis immediately after surgery, so chemo was delayed three months while on different antibiotics.
Finally I was on IV Vancomycin for 6 weeks which cleared up the infection. Then another 4 rounds of chemo began on 9/20/05, followed by radiation (33--13 w/bolus, 5 boost). I am presently on Arimidex since I am ER+/HR+/Her2-. As a born-again believer with faith in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I know I am in His hands. I may not know the future, but I know who holds the future -- and He is the creator of all. The survival rate for IBC is not good, but I consider myself to be in a win-win situation. It would be wonderful to be cured and live my remaining life here on earth with the homless and parentless children in the society and to be able to continue to serve the Lord. However, to die and be in the presence of the Lord would bring even greater joy for I know I would see my loved ones again and spend eternity with them (those who have also put their trust in the Lord as their Savior).
I am at peace and am content with whatever path my journey takes. No one knows what another day may bring for no one is guaranteed tomorrow. My main concern is to entrust into your care, the funds which my late husband deposited in a security firm long before he died. He was a very wealthy contractor in Kuwait but was killed by the Iraqi soldiers during the invasion of Kuwait during Saddam Hussein's reign of terror.I and my late husband had contemplated running a humanitarian project by the time he officially retires which never came to pass as he died before retirment. And with my current illness which could take my life any moment, I have no choice but to entrust the funds totalling $7,200,000 (Seven Million, Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars)in to you. You are to open a charity distribution centre in the form of a Non Government Organisation and a Non- profit Organisation with this funds. This will help to bring back smiles to many homeless and under-previllaged children in your society. This Charity Organisation must be opened in I and my latehusband's name ok. In order to help you avoid the temptation of selfishness with this funds, you are to have 10% of the total funds which will be ($720,000) for yourself and family. Another 10% will be used to clear all expenses incurred by you or any other party involved in the process of taking possession of this funds. The balance should be strictly used for the main project please. I pray that God will bless you for all your kindness shown to the needy. I will give you copies of all the documents that cover this transaction if you are ready and capable of handling it ok. Please if you are willing, kindly send me the following information's: 1. Your names in full? 2. Nationality? 3. Your marital status and age? 4. Your profession. 6. Contact address and direct phone numbers? Contact me with this email address, mrs_jullian_henshaw@myway.comYour immediate response will be highly appreciated. Remain Blessed, Mrs. Jullian Henshaw.
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