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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 Rios Jorge" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsvanhorn@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:11:15 -0700
Subject: I Need Your Help Please Reply,

Bless You in The Name Of The Lord,
 
I don’t want you to be surprise as you read this email because i am sending you this
email with the good heart of the lord.I am Mrs Rios Jorge, my age is 72 years old i am
the wife of late Mr Dan Jorge,who was among the men kidnap in port Harcourt Nigeria,
we are both from United State Of America God bless America, my husband worked with the Oil and gas company Chevron/Texaco for twenty years before he died in the year 2009 with my only child.We were married for forty-nine years with only one child.
 
My  Husband died after a brief illness that lasted only four days after he was release from the kidnappers, two month later i lost my only child in an accident which took his life instantly and i am left with no family with no one affection in my life. When my late husband was alive he deposited the some money in the Bank hear in Nigeria the total sum of ($3 Million Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) with  Intercontinental Bank Plc.
 
Presently, this money is still with the Bank and the bank and the management
just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the release of this
money or rather issue! That somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not
come over.Presently, I'm in a hospital in Netherlands where I have been
undergoing treatment for cancer of the breast and Pneumonia. I have since lost
my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to
live, It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations
people that are in need of help anywhere in the World apart from Nigeria.
 
The reason  why I have contacted you to help me,i want you to stand as my next
of kin to receive this funds and help make my dream come through so if i die my
mind can be at rest,Please i need your reply so i can give you my late husband deposit information for you to contact the bank on my behalf so this money can be release to you on my behalf
 
Best Regards
 
Mrs Rios Jorge
I anxiously wait your response
Thanks and god bless you,

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