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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: "Mrs. Teresa Maria Taddonio" <maria.taddonio@live.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:25:47 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved



Dear Beloved, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of my mail, although I am not comfortable discussing it this means due to lots of unsolicited mails on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my health is deteriorating. My name is Mrs. Teresa Maria Taddonio; I got your information while browsing through Internet in search for a reliable/honest person who could be of help, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you/Organization. I am 55 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer about 3years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked for. I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to you for the good work of God thanallow 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 six days from now I decided to WILL/donate the sum of € 5,500,000 (Five million Five Hundred Thousand Euros) to you/Organization 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 right now due to the fact that my relatives are around my health status and me. I have adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will, you and him will arrange the transfer of the funds from the Private Finance company to yourhumble self. This decision was taking after going through your personal profile. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. Contact myExecutor Barrister Peter Brogan with this specified Email:( peterbrogan1111@hotmail.com ) with your mobile number and inform him that I have WILLED the sum of (€ 5,500,000.00) to you and I have also notified him about this and that the funds should be use for good humanitarian purpose. NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don’t want anything that will jeopardize my last wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email, as I don’t want my relation or anybody to know because they are alwaysaround me. Thanks and God bless.Mrs. Teresa Maria Taddonio
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