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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. Maria Nelson ITC COMPANY" <nelsonmariafamily9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.nelsonmariafamily00@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:00:38 -0400
Subject: Attention of the Director ( 28th JUN 2007)





Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs. Maria Nelson. I am 79yrs old of age, I am a United States of American citizen by birth, but resident at 33 Bond way, London, SW8 1SJ, United Kingdom.

I am a good merchant; I have several industrial companies and good shares in various banks in the world and financial companies in London. I have strong trading ties with various auto industries as well. I spend all my life on investment and corporate business. All the way I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in fatal accident that occur in November 5th 2003. I am a very greedy woman at all cost I don’t know much and care about people, ever since I have an experience of my life it is very difficult to sleep and have rest of mind.

Later in the year February, 2004,I received the result of my medical check up, as my personal Doctor testified that I have a lung cancer, which can easily take off my life soon. I found it uneasy to survive myself, because a lot of investment cannot be run and managed by me again. I quickly call up a Pastor / Prophet to proffer a solution, as my Adviser. He ministered to me to share my properties ,wealth, to motherless babies/orphanage homes/people that need money for survivor both student that need money/ business men for their investment and for future rising. So I am writing this letter to people who really need help from me including non-profit making organizations,charity organizations,Philanthropists,churches,the less privileged,e.t.c

So that I can make available preparation on that especially women of the day, who are divorced by their husband, why they cannot survive the burden of feeding themselves. Please contact me and stop weeping .Probably let me now what you really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanage homes near your town. Now am so much with God, am now born again. May you be blessed, as you reach me, I will give more information to you as I await your response immediately.


Best Regards,
Mrs. Maria Nelson


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