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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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Fraud email example:

From: zhaopin@parasaga.com
Reply-To: barrteddywilliamsesq.law@coolvirgo.com
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 06:24:15 +0200
Subject: ***MY WILL***

Madam Rita Osborne.
42 Dryden Street,
Leicester, L15,
England.


As you read this,I don't want you to feel sorry for me because
I believe everyone will die someday.Please do not be surprise
the way I got your contact, its obvious that this proposal will
come to you as a big surprise.This is because we have not met
before but I am inspired to send you this email,my Name is Rita
Osborne suffering from cancerous ailment.I am married to Sir
Williams Osborne an English man who is dead.My husband was into
private practice all his life before his death.we live together
as husband and wife which lasted for three decades without a
child. My husband died after a protracted illness,My husband
and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-
privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can
not help themselves due to physical disability or financial
predicament.

I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this
relationship,which never came,when my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of Ten Million Pounds(£ 10,000,000.00 Ten
Million United Kingdom Pound Sterlings)which were derived from
his vast estates and investment in capital market with his bank
here in UK. Presently, this money is still with the Bank.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live
due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in
addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has
befallen my family,I have decided to donate this funds to you
and want you to use this gift which comes from my husband's
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.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will
inherit this money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and
very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned
money to be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I
do not want this money to be misused hence the reason for
taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know where I am going. I do not need any telephone
communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and
because of the presence of my husband relatives around me,I do
not want them to know about this development.


Contact my lawyer with the specified email address

Barrister Teddy Williams (ESQ)

E-mail: barrteddywilliamsesq.law@gmail.com

Tell him that I have WILLED £10,000,000 to you by quoting my
personal reference number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/osb/WILL/
9834520012 and I have also notified him that I am WILLING that
amount to you for a specific program and good work.


Remain blessed.
Your Sister,
Madam. Rita Osborne

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