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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:
Date:
Subject: MY WISH..............

Good-day.

David and Helen
Harthfield
Foundation,is a
philanthropic
organization
dedicated to reducing
inequities, poverty,
illiteracy and
improving lives
around the world
(mostly in Third
world Countries),
based on the belief
that every life has
equal value. The
David Harthfield
Foundation is one of
the largest endowed
foundation in the
world with assets
base of about $21
billion when it was
founded in January
2008.

David Harthfield, and
his wife, Helen,
created the
foundation Using the
vast wealth he earned
from his vast
investment in
properties and
estates, the real
estate company he
co-founded in 1975,
David Harthfield
began his organized
philanthropic
interests in 2000
with the D.W
Harthfield
Foundation. This
foundation was
focused on the less
privileged and
natural disaster
victims. Eight years
later, precisely in
January 2008 the
foundation was
renamed David and
Helen Harthfield
Foundation.

A major goal of the
foundation is to
bring hope and help
to victims of natural
disasters and wars,
the less
privileged,physically
challenged and to
people living in
poverty all over the
world, mostly in
developing
Countries.The
foundation has been
achieving through the
introduction of a
package called
"Global poverty
alleviation
initiative grants".

The foundation also
supply vaccines to
the developing world
and support ways to
stop the transmission
of diseases such as
AIDS and
tuberculosis. Global
health grants also
target reproductive
health and infant
mortality issues in
developing Countries.

Applications are
hereby invited from
private
individuals,students,physically
challenged,less
privileged
individuals,investors,
business executives
for grants ranging
from
$10,000-$1,000,000.
Applications and
considerations will
be strictly on first
come first serve
basis.

For more information
please contact:

Mr. Tongsan Ambak
Executive Director,
David and Helen
Harthfield
Foundation.
Email:davidhelenharthfield.Foundation@live.com
Tel: +60 162 697057

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