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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: veronica gordon <veronicaswet9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <veronicagordonswet@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:45:13 +0200
Subject: MAY GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU GET BACK TO ME




Attn: Dear Friend,
First of all I want you to know that this is not a scam mail. Because base on what is going on all over the internet in the world people find it very difficult to believe thing like this any more. if you can guarantee me from your side your trust and honestly if You Can come down to south Africa by your self and see every thing with your own two eyes self before we proceed on this transaction and this will make thing clearer to you
I am Mrs. Veronica Gordon from South Africa I am married to Dr. Nicolas Wing Gordon of united state who worked with Chevron Texaco as oil consultant/contractor in Africa for twenty years before he died in the year 2006.We were married for twenty-seven years without a child. He died during one of the riot in the Niger delta region. He was held hostage and slain to death by protesting youths of the region. Before his death we were both born again Christian. Since his death I decided not to re-marry. When my late husband was alive he made a numbered time (Fixed) deposited for twelve calendar months, valued at $15m.usd (fifteen Million U.S. Dollars). With a financial firm in South Africa.

Meanwhile, this money is still with the security company and it was deposited in a security company as family treasure value 15.m dollars and the management just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over. Presently, I am with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs.

I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested and proceed at the end of every year distributed among charity organization. I want a person who is God fearing that will use this money to churches, orphanages and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I am made to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth I took this decision because I know that there are a lot of poor people suffering from different kind of disease and nobody to come to their aid.

With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the financial firm. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.You will be entitled to 30% of every profit you make in a year. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in. on your reply I will forward you my attorney contacts details he will be in good position to help and give you all the entire document that will covers this transaction .

Hoping to hearing from you soon.In your response to me, please include your telephone and fax number and also your mailing address.Reply to my email. veronicagordonswet@yahoo.com.hk

Mrs. Veronica Gordon


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