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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: rebecca pocha <rebeccapocha@centrum.sk>
Reply-To: rebecca.pocha@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:59:29 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Beloved one

Hi,
I know that this is certainly an unconventional approach to starting a relationship but I believe knowing each other starts from a step of which I believe I am not making a mistake exposing this very important life opportunity to you.i Am Mrs.Rebecca pocha, am suffering from cancerous ailment. I was married to Mr.Craig pocha, who was a major oil tycoon in Kuwait before he died last year from a cardiac arrest. My late husband deposited the sum of Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds in a bank in England. Recently, my doctors told me that I have limited time to live due to the stroke and cancerous problems I am suffering from, thus 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 and charities worldwide. 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. Awaiting your urgent reply, remain blessed.
Yours in Christ.

Rebecca.



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