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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: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Juliet=20Edward?=" <helpmrsjuliet_edward@orangemail.es>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 19:36:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST


DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,=20

IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,KNOWING THE TRUTH AND =
THE TRUTH HAVE SET ME FREE.HAVING KNOWN THE TRUTH I HAD NO CHOICE THAN =
TO DO WHAT IS LAWFUL AND RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF GOD FOR ETERNAL LIFE AND=
IN THE SIGHT OF MAN FOR WITNESS OF GOD AS A MERCY AND GLORY UPON MY LI=
FE. I AM MRS JULIET EDWARD FROM GHANA.I AM MARRIED TO DR.FRANK EDWARD W=
HO WORKED WITH CHEVRON/TEXACO IN EGYPT FOR TWENTY YEARS BEFORE HE DIED =
IN THE YEAR 2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD=
, HE DIED DURING ONE OF THE RIOTS IN THE EGYPT .HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND=
SLAIN TO DEATH BY PROTESTING YOUTHS OF THE REGION IN EDO STATE BEFORE =
HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.=20

SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIV=
E HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (US3M)(THREE MILLION US.DOLLARS) WITH A BANK =
IN THE NIGERIA AND NOW THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BANK HAVE JUST WROTE ME TO=
COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHER ISSUE A LETTER OF
AUTHORISATION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALF IF I CAN NOT COME =
OVER BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION AT HAND.

I AM PRESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE BEEN
UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS, I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABIL=
ITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS T=
O LIVE. IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT TH=
E END OF EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AMONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YOU=
R COMPESATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY ENTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 30%OF THE =
TOTAL MONEY, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR THE WORK OF GOD. I TOOK THIS DECISIO=
N BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM DIFF=
ERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND NOBODY TO COME TO THEIR AID.WITH GOD ALL THIN=
GS ARE
POSSIBLE.=20

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE BAN=
K IN NIGERIA WERE THE MONEY IS BEEN DEPOSITED .I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A =
LETTER OF AUTHORITY AND CERTIFICATE OF CLAIM THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE=
NEW BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:h=
elpmrsjuliet_edward201@yahoo.co.uk=20

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.=20

YOURS IN CHRIST,=20
MRS. JULIET EDWARD=20


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