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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: fidelsu1@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:11:18 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20AWAIT=20YOUR=20URGENT=20REPLY=2Efidelsu200=40hotmail=2Ecom?=

DEAR BELOVED

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MR. FIDEL SU A CITIZEN
OF THE REPUBLIC OF NETHERLAND BUT PRESENTLY IN UK WORKING FOR THE GOVERNMENT,
I AM 50 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG
TIME CANCER , FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING
AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN ONE YEAR, ACCORDING
TO MY DOCTORS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE,MY LATE WIFE DIED LAST FIVE YEAR,AND DURING THE
PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD'NT PRODUCE ANY CHILD.MY LATE WIFE WAS VERY
WEALTHY AND AFTER HER DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HER BUSINESS AND WEALTH.

THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR, SO
I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA,ASIA,AND EUROPE. I SELECTED YOU AFTER
VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $15,000,000,00,USD(FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS
FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON,UK. ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU,
I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU WILL USE TO GET HER FUND RELEASED
FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TO BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE
SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD
AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO I CAN FORWARD IT TO
MY LATE WIFE LAWYER WHO IS GOING TO HANDLE THE TRANSACTION WITH YOU AND
LEAD,ADVICE YOU ON HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND GET THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
WITHOUT THE BRIDGE OF LAW.

NAME :
CONTACT ADDRESS:
OCCUPATION:
POSITION:
MARITAL STATUS:
AGE:
SEX:
PRIVATE FAX NO:
PRIVATE PHONE NO:

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.fidelsu200@hotmail.com

YOUR BROTHER IN CHRIST.

MR. FIDEL SU




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