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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: working4thelord1@live.com
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:57:00 -0800
Subject: =?WINDOWS-1256?Q?Dear_Beloveth_in_Christ,_Ki?= =?WINDOWS-1256?Q?ndly_help_me_with_my_plead.=FE?=


*Dear Beloveth in Christ,

I greet you in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, I am Mrs.
Sandra Ford, a widow I am 62 years old suffering from cancer of the breast,
My husband and my only son were killed two years ago during the UK terrorist
Attack here in London years back.

My condition is serious and according to my doctor, he said it is obvious
that I may not survive. I have some funds that my late husband WILLED to me
in cash; the sum of $7,500,000.00 United States of American Dollars.

I packaged it in consignments and deposited it with a finance House here in
UK. After my prayers, I was divinely led to search a lovely site in the
Internet, I found your email address and I decided to contact you, to use
this fund for the expansion of the kingdom of God before anything could
happen to me. Therefore child of God, if you are honest and faithful enough
to use this fund strictly for God's work, then respond back to me
immediately for the details on how to get the fund.

Yours in the Lord,
Mrs. Sandra Ford. *

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