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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. Carolyn .N. Turner" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <carolynturner69@live.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:14:40 -1200
Subject: Re; In His Arms...

Beloved,
 
My name is Mrs. Carolyn Noel Turner. I was married to the Late Dr. Edward Noel Turner before he died on February 2nd 2005 after a brief illness.
 
According to my Late Husband, “Life is a misery and nobody can tell what can be of it; those that can tell what can be of it are those who cannot tell us because they are far from us (Dead)”.
 
Before the painful death of my Late Husband, he worked with the American Embassy in South Africa for Nine Years before he retired and went into full time Ministry. Before I begin my story, it is important that I let you know who my Late Husband was by stating vividly his philosophy of life “Life is worth living only if lived to the service of mankind and you can only make a living by what you earn, but you make life by what you give”
 
To start my story, I was married to my Late Husband for Fifteen Years without a Child and since his death I decided not to re-marry; this is basically my own decision to honor him for the love we shared and the life we lived together. Before the death of my Husband, we made something out of life and this I have decided to use in setting up a Charity Organization in Honor of my Late Husband. The sum of Nine Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($9.2 Mil USD) is a presently in a Custody of an accredited Security Company in South Africa. This amount of money was deposited by my Late Husband in 2004 and we both agreed to use these funds to propagate the Work of God.
 
I was earlier last Month diagnosed of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) and my Doctor has told me that I would not last for the next Three Months due to damage this cancer has done to my Body. Having known my condition, I have decided to entrust this funds to an honest Individual who will utilize this money in the manner at which the funds are meant for. Please note that, if you will not be using the funds meant for the purpose, do not contact me.
 
Once I have received your response to this mail, I shall direct you to contact my Attorney for further clarifications and possible advice and Documents naming you the original Beneficiary of these funds will be sent to you as we are proceeding further in this matter.
 
Beloved, I choose this means to locate you because I am sure that I will be lead to the kind of person that will be totally honest with me. Due to my health condition, delay in your reply will not be of any benefit to me and this will propel me to search for someone else.
 
All further correspondence should be sent to my Private Email; cnturner.69@hawaiiantel.net
 
Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated above.
 
In His Arms,
Mrs. Carolyn .N. Turner.

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