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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.joycelyn King" <mrs.joycelynking@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: joycelyn_1boxking@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:38:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Charity Project Through You


Hello Friend,
=A0
My name is Mrs. Joycelyn King I am a dying woman who has decided to donate =
what I have to charity through you. You may be wondering why I chose you. B=
ut someone has to be chosen.=20
=A0
I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediate=
ly after the death of my husband who had left me everything he worked for. =
I have been touched by the Lord to donate from what I have inherited from m=
y late husband to Charity through you for the good works of humanity, rathe=
r than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropria=
tely.=20
=A0
I have asked the Lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has, becau=
se He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I pray that I s=
urvive the operation.=20
=A0
I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of $5.7 Million (Five Million Seven H=
undred Thousand United States Dollars) to charity through you for the good =
work of the Lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for =
the assistance of the widows. At the moment I cannot take any telephone cal=
ls, due to the fact that my relatives are around me and I have been restric=
ted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest=
I can get. Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLI=
NG this fund to charity through you.=20
=A0
I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and ple=
ase use the funds well and always extend the good work to others. If you ar=
e interested in carrying out this task, I will inform my Family Lawyer so t=
hat he can arrange the release of the funds to you. I know I have never met=
you but my mind tells me to do this, and I hope you act sincerely. I will =
pay you 30% of this money if you will assist me because I am now too weak a=
nd fragile to do things myself because of my cancer.=20

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.
=A0
Remain Blessed in the Lord=20
=A0
Mrs. Joycelyn=A0 King=20

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