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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: "Mrs.Vivien Ador" <vivien_ador1945@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:28:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply.


Kindest Attention:
=A0
My name is Mrs. Vivien Ador, I am from London . I have been diagnosed with =
Esophageal cancer. It has defiled 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 a=
s that was the only thing I cared for.But now I regret all this as I now kn=
ow that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the mon=
ey in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to thi=
s 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 few close fr=
iends.I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided=
to give my wealth to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of th=
e last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have Distributed money to some c=
harity organizations in the U.A.E,Somalia and Malaysia.
Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymo=
re. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distr=
ibute 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 tru=
st 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 Eight Million United States Dollars($8,000,000,00) that I have with a Fi=
nance Vaulting Unit Abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit=
and dispatch it to charity organizations.
N/B:
Kindly note that 35% of this funds must go to the tsunami victims, 60% to o=
ther Charity Organization and 5% for your effort and atime.I cannot talk wi=
th you on the phone due to my health situation, as I am using my Laptop Com=
puter to communicate with you.=A0 if you are interested in carrying out thi=
s assignment on my behalf.
Vivien Ador(mrs)
=A0

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