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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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Fraud email example:

From: matatakcja@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:36:38 +0000
Subject: USE THIS FUND TO BLESS THE POOR



Compliment Of The Day,


I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise, well I am 
Victoria.C.Moore, wife of Late Sir Albert Ellen Moore an Irish citizen
who died in the aftermath of the political crisis in Lome, Togo Aged
68, I got your information from a business directory at the British
Chamber of Commerce and Industries when I was searching through for a
foreigner that will be trusted. I have been sick and bedridden; I am
infected with cancer as you may know is a terminal disease. Presently,
my speech capacity has been seriously impaired.
 
As you read this, I do not want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday because according to medical experts
I will not live long since my ailment has defiled all forms of medical
treatment; so I have decided to accept my fate while dedicating the
rest of my life to the service of God by rendering service to humanity
on behalf of my husband whom I will be joining shortly,Whilealive, my
husband and I have not particularly lived our life so well, as we
never really cared for anyone (not even ourselves) but business.
Though we were very rich but never generous, always hostile to people
and only focused on business as that was the only thing we cared for.
 
But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life
than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world,I believe
when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live
my life a different way from how I have lived it. Wherever my husband
is I know he will be happy with my decisions, I have willed and given
most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family
members as well as a few close friends, I have also distributed money
to some charity organizations in the Algeria, Sudan, India, Sierra
Leone, Cambodia and Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so
badly, I cannot do this myself any more.

I once asked members of my family toclose one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended
with what I have left for them,
The last of the funds which no one knows of, is the cash deposit in
one of the banks here. I want to know if you can be of good help to
dispatch these funds to CHARITY organizations. I have set aside 20% of
the total amount $2,000,000.00 (Two million dollars) for you and your
time and patience for carrying out this duties. This means you will
keep $400,000 (Four hundred thousand dollars) for yourself and donate
the rest to any charity organization. May God be with you as you have
decided to take a bold step to heal the world with me or even in my
demise. I am going in for an operation now, and I dont think I will
make it. And this hurts.
 
If you can give me this assistance, you can then contact my lawyerwho
will assist you in getting the funds to you in my absence if I die or
not. He would give you more details. His name is Barr. Thomas
Frederich and his email address is: ( barthomasfre@aim.com   ) He
would guide you through receiving the funds.
 

Yours sincerely,
Victoria.C.Moore


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