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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 Debbie Freeman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fr_debbie@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 21:08:25 -0800
Subject: Donation.

Dear beloved one in christ,

I am Mrs Debbie Freeman from Utah United State of america Utah, I am 69 years
old, I am deaf and dont hear and suffering from a long time cancer of the
breast.From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors
have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months,
this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. And am married to
my late husband Johnson Freeman for twenty years without a child.I sold all my
inherited belongings to me and my late husband and deposited all the total sum
of $25.8million dollars with the Barclays Bank London.

Get To Me So I Give You Details




Yours sincerly sister in Christ,
Mrs Debbie Freeman.

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