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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 VICTORIA TAYLOR <mrsvickytaylor21@yahoo.fr >
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:03:35 +0200
Subject: I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO READ THIS MAIL




I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO READ THIS MAIL

Dear Friend,

Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and SaviorJesus
Christ.

His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.
I am Mrs VICTORY TARLOR.,I am 58 years old from france,i am deaf and
suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected my
brain,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is
quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that i
may not live for the next two months,this is because the cancer stagehas
gottento avery bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child.My husband died in a fatal motor
accident.Before his death we were true Christians. Since his death Idecided
not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum
of $3.5million dollars with a Security Company. Presently, this money
is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner to
come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can
not come over because of my illness or they get it confisticated.

Presently, I'm 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 mylast
wish to see that this money is invested to any organisation of yourchoice
and distributed each year among the charity organization,the poor and the
motherless babies home where i come from.I want you God fearing, to also use
this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows.

I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be
up. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Security Company.I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove
you as the new beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

I shall wait at your prayerful reply.

Thanking you in His precious name.
Email:mrsvickytaylor21@yahoo.fr

Yours in His Service
Mrs VICTORY TARLOR.
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