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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: "Jordan, Darren" <d.jordan4@nuigalway.ie>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:28:16 +0000
Subject:



PLEASE CONTACT ME ON EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND INFORMATION:
(annagates62009@aol.com)



MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
ADDRESS: 446 TELLMAN SQUARE
KIDBROOKE SOUTH EAST,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
EMAIL:mrsannagates32009@live.com

My Dear Friend,

Let me first of all inform you, I got your email address from a mail
Directory and decided to mail you for a permission to go ahead. I am Mrs.
Anna Gates from United Kingdom, married to Dr. Harry R. Gates who worked
with Texaco Oil Company in Malaysia before he died in a ghastly motor
accident on his way to a Board meeting. My Husband and me were married
but without any children. Since his death I decided not to re-marry and
presently I am 69 Years old. When my late husband was Alive he deposited
the sum of $16.5M. (Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)
with One GLOBAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PLC.

Presently this money is still with the GLOBAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CORPORATION
PLC and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to receive
the money or rather Issue a letter of authority to somebody to receive it
on my behalf. I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment Cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk and
my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live so I think
the best thing to do is to use the money for charity purposes. I want a
person who is trustworthy that I will make the beneficiary of my late
Husband? Fund deposited with the GLOBAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PLC so
that the person can get the money and utilize 70% of this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows around the world.
E-mail:(annagates62009@aol.com)

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact details of
the Security company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that
will prove you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here in and
Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your
Custody. This is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my last wish on
Earth.

PLEASE CONTACT ME ON EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS AND INFORMATION:
(annagates62009@aol.com)
1. FULL NAME:
2.CONTACT ADDRESS:
3.TEL/FAX NUMBER:
4.MOBILE NUMBER:
4.AGE:
5.OCCUPATION:
6.NATIONALITY:
I await your urgent reply.

Regards,
Mrs. Anna Gates.
E-mail:mrsannagates32009@live.com

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