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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: "jenny lee" <lee.j39@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:17:56 -0700
Subject: Greetings from Mrs Lee


Greetings from Mrs Lee

After going through your profile i decided to contact you for friendship and
assistace and distribution of my inherentance.

My name is Mrs. Jenny Lee; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what
I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer for
about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who has 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/church for the good work of God, rather than allow 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 in
the next 2 weeks from now. I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $2,500,000
(two million five
hundred thousand dollars) to you 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 husband's relatives are around me and my health status. I have
adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you and he
will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you. I wish you
all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the
funds well and always extend the good work to others.

I have contacted my legal consultant and tell him that I have WILLED
($2,500,000.00) to you and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that
amount to you for a specific and good work. I know I donŽt know you but I
have been directed to do this. Thanks and God bless. I will directive you
further after hearing from you.

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
husband relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Reply me through this my private email : mrsjlee58@yahoo.com.hk
Regards,
Jenny Lee (Mrs.)

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