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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: "Albert Bayram" <siralbertbayram2@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: sir_albertbayram@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 06:24:05 -0700
Subject: Beloved


Dear Beloved,

May God be with you in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am
Mr. Albert Bayram, I am 53 years of age Originally from UK but based in
Sweden, I am Dumb and suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs and
Kidney long time ago, but a little bit normal for now. From all indication
my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,
according to my doctor he had informed me that i may not live for the a long
period of time, because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage. I was
married to my late wife for twenty two years without a child.

My Wife died in Sosoliso Plane Crash accident on her way to Business Meeting
in Africa. Before her death we were true Christians. Since her death I sold
all our inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of 4.5million Pounds
with a Security Company in United Kingdom because we spent our lifetime
there and she worked all her life with an oil company (Shell Petroleum
Company Plc.) Presently, the management just wrote me as the true owner to
come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long they diverted it to
the Security Company. or rather i should issue a letter of authorization to
somebody whom i trust to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over
because of my illness.

Presently, I'm with a old laptop in an hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment. Since then i have lost my ability to talk and my doctors have
told me that I have only few months to live. It is my last wish to see that
this money is invested to any organisation of your choice and distributed
among the charity organization, the poor, motherless babies homes. I want
you to be a God fearing person, to also use this money to Build churches,
orphanages, and the less previlages because there is nothing to live for any
more, blessed are they that giveth to the those that receiveth. I took this
decision because my time will soon be up. Once i hear from you I shall give
you the contact of the Security Company in United Kingdom.

I will also issue you a letter with the Vital informations of my funds that
will prove you as the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein. May God Bless You Abundantly for
your consideration and reasons to help the poor and the less previlages.

Yours in Christ Jesus
Mr. Albert Bayram
Email: sir_albertbayram@hotmail.com

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