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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. Kim Abbott" <kimabbot1900@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrs.kimabbottde@web2mail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 10:05:12 -0500 (Hora est. del Pacífico de SA)
Subject: From Mrs. Kim Abbott


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Attn: Chairman/CEO,

As-Salamu Alaykum, Greetings in the name of God, please let this not sound
strange to you for my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died
early this year.i prayed and got you email id from your country's chambers
of commerce which i have been with my late husband and liked to visit once
more if God will in his infinite mercies.

I am Mrs. Kim Abbott, I am 51 years old,i am deaf and suffering from a
long time cancer of the breast 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 two 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 $82.6 Million dollars
with a Security Company. Presently, this money is still with them and the
management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the
money for keeping it so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to
somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of
my illness or they get it confiscated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
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 each year among the charity organization,the
poor and the motherless babies home where i come from.

I want you God fearing, to also use this money to fund churches,
orphanages and widows. I took this decision, before i rest in peace
because my time will soon be up. 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 authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund.
For the purpose of strict confidentiality and prove of your seriousness,
please respond to my private email which is most attended to:
mrs.kimabbottde@web2mail.com, Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to hear from you soon. Waiting for your reply.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Kim Abbott.



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