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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.BARBIEMILLS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barbiemills79@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:24:42 -0700
Subject: MY DONATION TO YOU

Dear beloved,

Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our God . As a matter of
fact I got your email address from a mail Directory in my late husband private
library and decided to mail you for a permission for the help of this fund and i
sincerely hope you will understand my plight, his richest blessings shall be
upon you forever.

I am Mrs. Barbie Mills, I am 61 years old, I am deaf an suffering from a long
time esophageal cancer of the lungs which also affected my brain, from all
indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,
according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next
few months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to A very bad stage. I
was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late husband for
twenty years without a child.

My husband died in a fatal motor accident. Before his death we were true
Christians. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited
belongings and deposited all the sum of 8.500,000 (Eight Million Five Hundred
Thousand British Pounds Sterlings ) with a Security Company.

This money is still with them and the management of the Security Company just
wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money or rather issue
a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not
come forth because of my illness.

Presently am in Hospital at Scotland where I am undergoing Medicals treatment for
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. It is my last wish to see that
this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed among
the charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home.

I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. I know that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the security
company. I will also issue you a letter of authorization and send to you the
certificate of deposit of the money which you will forward to the Security
company, that will proof you as the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure
me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

My dear, I want you to please send your reply to my new email address which is

barbiemills79@gmail.com, with this infomation below,

1. YOUR FULL NAME

2. MOBILE NUMBER

2. AGE AND MARITAL STATUS


this is very private and confidential.

Yours in Sincerely
Mrs. Barbie Mills

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