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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 <mrsagathawilson32@resezr.com>
Reply-To: mrsagathawillson@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 04:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
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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