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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 Agatha Wilson <azbxxxxxxxxx@bigmsn.net>
Reply-To: mrsagathawillson@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:43:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED MY DEAR.


Dear Friend
in the lord,

Please use this money for the
Churches,Islamic and Less Privileged in the
world.

Greetings to you and your family in the name of God,in my search
for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through
prayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on my bed
side.

I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes.My
name is Mrs. Agatha Wilson, I'm a 58 years old woman and my Country is Sierra-
Leone,i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai,i was also married with
two children.

My husband and two children where involved in a plane crash
in the Dec,25th Before this happened,my business and concern for making
money was all I care for,i never really cared about other
values in life.

But since the loss of my family, I have found a new
desire to assist helpless families,i have been helping orphans in
orphanage/motherless,i have also donated some money for humanitarian needs,only
recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood
people in Canberra,
Australia through fire.

I was moved with great pity and compassion
that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there or any
part of the world like Asia/ Europe and America that might still need any
financial help,i have kept (US,4 Million) Four Million United States Dollars in
a long-term deposit in a Finance company in Cotonou Benin Republic West
Africa.

Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have
been undergoing treatment for Oesophagi Cancer at International Memorial Hospital
Cotonou.

I have since lost my ability to talk and my
doctors have told me that I have only few weeks to live,It is my last wish to
see this money distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity
organization in the World like i said,i have enclosed for
you the Current Photogragh I took below Because relatives and friends have
plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,I cannot live with the agony
entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in
the name of God to help me collect the deposit with the help of my Lawyer and
distributes it accordingly Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep
20% of it to yourself.Feel free to re-imburse yourself when you have the money
for any expences you made during the process of collecting/claiming the Funds on
my behalf.

Please If you are willing to help,please reply as soon as
possible,again I will allow you to communicate with the financial company
directly upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be
completed before the end of this month before i die according to the
Doctor.

And also attach to me in your return mail your
personal details for familiarity,May the good lord bless you.

1.Your Full
Names

2.Your Age/ Sex

3.Your Marital Status

4.Your
Occupation

5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax

6.Your International
Passport/Working ID/Driving Lincence.

Regards,

Mrs Agatha
Wilson








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