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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: Diana Moses <diana.moses_5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <elliotsambawa@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 19:18:35 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU



GOOD DAY TO YOU, GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD, My name is Mrs. Diana Moses; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer for about two years, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by Godto donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly. Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to forgive me and I believe He has because He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less than a month and I decided to WILL/donate the sum of GBP7,500,000 Million (Sevenmillion Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls due to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my WILL. If you are a Godly person, please contact my lawyer and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to your preferred account. I wish you all thebest and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and PLEASE use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Pls. Contact my lawyer, Barrister Anthony Hobson, with the specified email address-: CHAMBERS OF ARDENSBarrister Anthony HobsonArden Chambers 2 John St.London WC1N 2ES .E-Mail:anthony.hobson2@yahoo.co.uk Please ensure that you copy this correspondence to his email addressabove. Please tell him that I have asked you to reach him. Goodluck in all your future endeavors! Thanks,Mrs.Diana MosesCc: Barrister Anthony Hobson
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