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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: lisaglirt@advir.com
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:19:24 +0100
Subject: DETAILS.



Dear Friend,

I hope that this e-mail reached you in the right frame of Mind.

I am Mrs Lisa Glirt, I am suffering from cancerous ailment,When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of £4.8 Million Great Britain Pounds Sterling 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 and me, I have decided to donate this
fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from my husbands 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.

Please contact me on the email enlisted below for further clarifications.

lisaglirt@advir.com

Sincerely,
Lady Lisa Glirt.

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