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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?mrs lina=20edward?=" <mrslinaedward@orangemail.es>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:37:21 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST


DEAR BELOVED IN CHRIST,

IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I RECEIVED CHRIST,KNOWING THE TRUTH AND=20=

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=
=20
IN THE SIGHT OF MAN FOR WITNESS OF GOD=B4S MERCY AND GLORY UPON MY LIFE=
=20

I AM LINA EDWARDS FROM KENT UNITED KINGDOM.I AM WIDOWED TO LATE SENKEN=
EDWARDS WHO WORKED WITH CHEVRON/TEXACO IN NIGERIA FOR TWENTY YEARS BEF=
ORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002.WE WERE MARRIED FOR TWENTYSEVEN YEARS WITH=
OUT A CHILD, HE DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST .HE WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND SLAIN T=
O DEATH BY PROTESTING YOUTHS OF THE REGION IN EDO STATE BEFORE HIS DEAT=
H WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.

I AM PRESENTLY WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE I HAVE BEEN=20
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.SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY.WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND W=
AS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF (US9.8M)(NINE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TH=
OUSAND US.DOLLARS) WITH A BANK IN 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.

IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED AND AT THE END OF=
EVERY YEAR DISTRIBUTED AMONG CHARITY ORGANISATION. AND FOR YOUR COMPES=
ATION, AS SOON AS THE MONEY ENTERS YOUR ACCOUNT TAKE 30%OF THE TOTAL MO=
NEY, WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR THE WORK OF GOD.

I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF POOR PEOPLE=20=

SUFFERING FROM DIFFERENT KIND OF DISEASE AND NOBODY TO COME TO THEIR=20=

AID.WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY I=
=20
SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF OUR FAMILY LAWYER WHO WILL ASSISIT YOU=20=

UNTILL THE MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTE=
R OF AUTHORITY AND CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT THAT WILL PROVE YOU AS THE NE=
W BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. GET BACK TO ME =20

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

GET BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL AS I AM NOT A VIP MEMBER: linaedward@yahoo=
.co.uk
YOURS IN CHRIST,
MRS LINA EDWARD.



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