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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.STELLA WHITE" <12info@myway.com>
Reply-To: mrsstellawhitewidow@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:41:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT ON CHURCHES,ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS


FROM MRS STELLA WHITE OF NETHERLANDS PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT ON CHURCHES,ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWSDEAREST ONE,I AM THE ABOVE NAMED PERSON FROM NETHERLANDS. I AM MARRIED TOMR.FRANKLYN WHITE WHO WORKED WITH CANADA EMBASSY IN NIGERIA FOR NINE YEARSBEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2000.WE WERE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT ACHILD. HE DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.BEFORE HIS DEATH, WE WERE BOTH BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS.WHEN MY LATEHUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDREDTHOUSAND U. S.DOLLARS (US$15.4) WITH HSBC BANK IN LONON, PRESENTLY THISMONEY IS STILL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED BANK AND THE MANAGEMENT JUST WROTEME MAS THE BENEFICIARY TO COME FORWARD TO RECEIVE THE MONEY OR RATHERISSUE A LETTER OF AUTHORISATION TO SOMEBODY TO RECEIVE IT ON MY BEHALFIF I CAN NOT COME OVER.AGAIN,I'M WITH MY LAPTOP IN A HOSPITAL WHERE IHAVE BEEN UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR CANCER OF THE LUNGS. I HAVE SINCE LOST MY ABILITY TO TALK AND MY DOCTORS HAVE
TOLD THAT IHAVE ONLY A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE. IT IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE THIS MONEYDISTRIBUTED TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS HAVEPLUNDERED SO MUCH OF MY WEALTH SINCE MY ILLNESS.I CANNOT LIVE WITH THEAGONY OF ENTRUSTING THIS HUGE RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY OF THEM. PLEASE,I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TO HELP ME COLLECT THE DEPOSIT AND THE INTEREST ACCRUED FROM THE BANK AND DISTRIBUTE IT ACCORDINGLY. I WANT A PERSON THAT HAS GOD FEARING, THAT WILL USE THISMONEY ON CHURCHES,ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS PROPAGATING THE WORD OF GOD ANDTO ENSURE THAT THE HOUSE OF GOD IS MAINTAINED. THE BIBLE MADE US TO NDERSTAND THAT BLESSED IS THE HAND THAT GIVETH.ITOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THISMONEY.MY HAPPINESS IS THAT I LIVED A LIFE OF A WORTHY CHRISTIAN.WHOEVER THAT WANTS TO SERVE THE LORD MUST SERVE HIM IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH.PLEASE ALWAYS BE PRAYERFUL ALL THROUGH YOUR LIFE. ANY DELAY IN YOURREPLYWILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER PERSO!
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FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE.HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.YOURS SISTER IN CHRIST,MRS STELA WHITE

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