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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.georgette" <georgettewillss@nrb.org.np>
Reply-To: georgettewillss@cantv.net
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:41:00 +0545
Subject: Mrs Georgette Wills



My name is Mrs Georgette Wills a nationality of Kuwait. I am married
to late Mr. William Wills who worked with Kuwait embassy in UK for
Nine years before he died in Octorber 2008. We were married for twenty
years with a child. He died after the illness that lasted for only
four days. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of
$13.3Million (Thirteen Million Three Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars)
with one of good banks here in UK.

Presently, this money is still with the bank. Recently my Doctor told
me that I would not last for the next three months due to my cancer
problem.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to the needs
or an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to
instruct and to also care for my son.

I want a person that will use this fund to help the needes,
orphanages, research centres and widows .

I took this decision because I have a child that will inherit this
money but my son can not carryout this work alone because i and my
late husband decide to use some of the money to help the needes and
leave some for our son to have a better life. our son is just 15years
old now and my husband's relatives are evil that they have wanted to
kill me and my son and I don't want my family hard earned money to be
misused.

I want your telephone communication in this regard,but because of my
health conditon my Doctor told me to avoid recieveing telephone call
. I don't want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this
money.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Finance/bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will
empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here and I
want you to send to me your full name,address,telephone and fax numbers.
Remain blessed.
Mrs. Georgette Wills
georgettewillss@cantv.net

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