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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:24:04 +0100
Subject: DID YOU GET MY EMAIL .

weMrs. Linda Cole
N - 456-458 Strand, London, WC2R 0RG
United Kingdom

Attention;

ENDEAVOUR TO USE IT FOR THE HOUSE OF GOD.
==================================================
Good Day, with warm heart I offer my friendship, and
greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time.
However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you
as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the
past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its
importance and immense benefit. I duly apologize for
infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not
acceptable to you, for I make this message to you as a
person of integrity. First and foremost I wish to introduce
myself properly to you.
My name is Mrs. Linda Cole , a Liberian by origin, but
married to Mr. Williams Cole who was murdered by unknown
assailants last year in Wales.
My husband worked in Liberia as an adviser to Former
President Charles Taylor on domestic affair for a long time,
a post he held until he was brutally murdered by the
suspected rival political parties. We were married for
eleven years without a child. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of Eight million pounds sterling. This
fund,(Eight Million pounds sterling) is in a finance
company. Presently this money is still with the Financial
Institution.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I might not last for the
next Eight months due to an inflammation of my liver. This
has led to my being on 24 hours intensive care, in a private
clinic in London as a refuge. I a m tired of living like
this. I have decided to donate this fund to an individual,
group or a charity organization that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want an individual,
or Charity Organization that will use this funds for
orphanages, widows and helping land mine victims worldwide.
I took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband's relatives are
Trouble Makers and I don't want my husband's efforts to be
used for trivialities do not want a situation where my
husband's sweat will be used in material pursuits.
This is why I am taking this decision. Contact my lawyer
with this specified email address Barrister Patrick Osang
Esq. Email: attorneypatosang@aol.com and tell him that I
have WILLED £8,000,000 to you by quoting my personal
reference number,
Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/9834520012 and I will
also notify him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a
specific and good work. Therefore you stand the beneficiary
of the funds. you are going to be my front in this
transaction if this proposal is acceptable to 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 relation
or anybody to know because they are always around me.
Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing
another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that
you will act accordingly as I have
Stated herein.

My lawyer would be waiting to receive your
Response: attorneypatosang@aol.com

Remain blessed.
Mrs. Linda Cole



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