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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. Grace Mikhail" <axiom727@att.net>
Reply-To: untfud01@googlemail.com
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:20:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: My name is Mrs. Grace Mikhail.


 Thanks and be of good feeling,

My name is
Mrs. Grace Mikhail, I am 63 years old, I am a dying woman
who have decided to
donate what I have to you for less privileged and widows.I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 2 years ago. I have been touched by god to donate from what I
have inherited from my late husband to you for good work of god. I have asked
god to forgive me
and believe he has because he is a merciful god. I will be
going in for an operation Monday.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of 1.5
Million Dollars(USD$1.5M) to you for the good work of god, and also to help the
motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows. At the
moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that my
relatives (That have squandered the funds I gave them for
this purpose
before) are around me and my health status also.

I have adjusted my WILL
and my lawyer is aware. I wish you all the
best and may the good god bless
you abundantly, and please use the Funds judiciously and always extend the good
work to others. As soon you get back
to me, I shall give you info on what I
need from you then you will contact my
bank and tell them I have willed (1.5
million dollars) to you by
quoting my personal reference number:
Jlk/Wds/95773/50015/GwrI/
3196us/uk and I have also notified
my bank that I am willing that
amount to you for a good, effective and
prudent work.

I know I don't know you but I have been directed to do
this by god.

Please respond to me urgently and through this email address
for confidentiality
Email:untfud01@googlemail.com and remember that if i don't
hear from you before Monday as directed,i might decide to Will this fund out to
any person.
Thanks and god bless.
Regards,
For
Mrs. Grace Mikhail.

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