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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: "Lady Rebecca Thatcher." <rebeccasfunds@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:48:28 +0200
Subject: WARM REGARDS.


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From: Lady Rebecca Thatcher.
No:36 Old Shrewberry Street,
London England.

Beloved,i am Lady Rebecca Thatcher, suffering from cancerous ailment.I used
to be married to Sir Jeremy Thatcher an Englishman who is dead and resting
peacefully. My husband was into private practice all his life before he
passed.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty
MillionPounds (20,000,000.00 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling),which
werederived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with
hisbank here in UK.Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently,my
Doctor told methat I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems
I am s uffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to
thecancer.With this hard reality that has befallen me, I have decided to
donate this funds to you and want you to use this gift which comes from
mylate husbands hard work to fund the upkeep of widows,
widowers,orphans,destitute,the down-trodden, physically challenged
children,barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely
handicappedfinancially.I took this decisionbecause I do not have any child
that will inherit this money.My happinessis that I lived a life worthy of
emulation.

Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soon.

You can contact me through my personal email address
at:rebeccasfunds1@hotmail.com

Stay Blessed as you carry out this humanitarian task.


Sincerely yours


Lady Rebecca Thatcher.




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