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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: "Don Wyles" <pjndew@olemac.net>
Reply-To: mrslillianjohnson@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:12:42 -0500
Subject: READ CAREFULLY (=?iso-8859-1?B?ozIw?=,000,000.00 GBP)


Dear beloved,

I am Mrs. Lillian Johnson, suffering from cancerous ailment. I was

married to Sir Johnson an English shipping tycoon Notable for his great
charitable activities before his Death in April 2nd, 2009



When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty Million Pounds


Sterling (20,000,000.00 GBP) which were derived from his vast estates and
investment in Capital market with his bank here in UK and named me as the
Beneficiary of this trust fund. (All records are kept with my family
lawyer,)



Presently, this money is still with the Bank. My Doctor told me recently,
that I have limited days to Live, due to the cancerous problems that I have

been suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have
in addition with the cancer, With This hard reality that has befallen me, I

have decided to Donate this fund to you and i want you to use this gift
Which comes from my Late husbands effort to establish a Charity home for
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, which is the reason i took this bold decision. I do not

need any telephone communication in This regard due to my deteriorating
health and because of the presence of my late husband relatives around
me.

Please I want you to contact me through my personal email address:
mrslillianjohnson@gmail.com



Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated Herein,



Hope to hear from you soon,

Remain Blessed,

Mrs. Lillian Johnson.

mrslillianjohnson@gmail.com

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