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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: "hardwicke casey" <caseyh002@student.com>
Reply-To: mrs.caseyh@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:39:14 -0700
Subject: COMPLIMENT


From: Mrs. Casey Hardwicke
1008 Kensington Court,
London, W8 5DL,
England.
Tel/fax:+44870 479 0885

My Dear



I am Mrs. Casey Hardwicke, a citizen of Polish but am based in England,I am
married to

Prof. Robert Hardwicke who also is an Englishman though dead now. My husband
was a

businessman before the cold hand of death took him away on the 3rd of
December, 2005 at

about 2:00am. Our marriage lasted for over a decade without any fruit of the
womb. My

husband died after a protracted, illness. My husband and I made a vow to
uplift the

own-trodden and the less-privileged individuals within the United, Kingdom,
Europe, North

and South America, Africa and the rest of the globe as he had passion for
persons who can

not help themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament.

I can adduce this to he fact that he needed a Child from this relationship,
which never

came. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of (£8,700,000.00)
(Eight million

seven hundred thousand Pounds) with a Bank and this money is still with the
Bank Presently,

am suffering from cancerous ailment for some years now.Recently, my Doctor
told me that I

have a limited or numbered days on earth and that my life spam will not
exceed 150 days due

to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me most
is the stroke

that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has
befallen my family,

I have decided to donate this fund to a non-governmental, or a non
religious, and or a

nonprofit organization or better still an individual, that will utilize this
money the way

I am going to instruct here in.

I want a non governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit
organization or better

still an individual, that will use this gift which comes from my husbands
sweat to fund the

upkeep of widows, widowers,orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically
challenged

children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially. It is

often said that blessed is the hand that gives. took this decision because I
do not have

any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are
Bourgeois and very

wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to be misused
or invested

into ill perceived ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will
be used in an ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold
decision.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be with

the Almighty when I eventually pass on.The Almighty will fight my case and I
shall hold my

peace. I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating

health and because of the presence of my husband relatives around me. I do
not want them to

know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I
receive your

reply I shall give you the contact
of my attorney whom I have entrusted every detail regarding this fund. As
Soon as your

information is been received by my attorney, he will also issue a Letter of
Authority and

power of attorney on this regards,making you the original beneficiary of
this fund with

other related documents.

As soon as I get this information from you I shall send to you my Identities
to you for

proper verifications. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of
emulation. Please

always be prayerful all through your life.
Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a
non-governmental,or anon

religious, and or a non profit
organization or better still an individual for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.

God bless you and members of your family.

Best Regards

Mrs. Casey Hardwicke

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