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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: "Mary Johnpaul" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mary_johnpaul01@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:50:34 +0100
Subject: **My beloved one**

4 Old Church Street,
Chelsea, SW3,
England.
UK.

First and foremost I would like to apologize for infringing on your privacy by sending you an unsolicited email, I decided to contact you via an email to get us acquainted since it is a safer way of private communication. If you must know, I came about your contact information through a home page on charity organization directory on the Internet while trying to locate any link to an orphanage home.I am MARY JOHNPAUL suffering from cancerous ailment. I am married to Engineer Johnpaul Laze an Englishman who is dead. My husband was into private practice all his life before his death.

My beloved the information i am about to inform you is very confidentail,my condition is getting worst every day, and my doctor have adviced me to call for my family members, but i dont have any family, the only person i have is my lawyer.

My self and my husband have worked so hard and we have made alot of savings from our effort,though he never had the chance to enjoy from his effort.We lived together in Uk before his death, and after his death i left UK for Netherland were i lived for another 3 years before my illness.I dont have any hope of surviving from my illness, thats why i took my time to contact you just to inform you of a very important message and i hope you dont take it for granted.I have in my savings account the sum of $750,000.00. (seven hundred and fifty thounsand dollas), this money is our life savings, With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped financially. It is often said that blessed is the hand t!
hat giveth. I took this decision b

I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband\'s relatives around me. I do not want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my Barrister. I will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation.

Please always be prayerful all through your life. and assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein. Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and all members of your family.

please reply me through my same private email address:
Email Adress: mary_johnpaul01@w.cn
From: Madam Mary johnpaul

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