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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: "James O Gallimore" <aucrcngb@eternalmailbox.com>
Reply-To: ogallimorej@live.com
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 3:09:31 MDT
Subject: A CALL TO SERVE!!! ( PLEASE DONT IGNORE THIS ).


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A CALL TO SERVE!!! ( PLEASE DONT IGNORE THIS ).

 

Could you please reply me to my private email address at (  ogallimorej@live.com ) for more details.

 

My name is James O Gallimore, A native of Britain, I have been  diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer .It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I

 never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only WORLD I KNOW and 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. Now that God has called

 me, 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 want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Somalia, Malaysia, Niger republic in Africa and some growing churches in India.

 

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my family to close 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 my money, which no one knows of, is the huge cash deposit of Seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($7,500,000, 00) that I have with a finance House abroad. I will

 want you to help the world collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.

 

N/B: Kindly note that 60% of this fund must go to the tsunami and hurricane victims and 40% for your effort and time. Please live right!!

 

God be with you,

 

Thanks,

James O Gallimore

ogallimorej@live.com
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