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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: Fred Milito <electronicspoints007@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jim.ovia105@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:54:53 +0900
Subject: Hello Sir/Mrs.. Read And Get Back To Me

Hello Friend,

It is times such as this i value the taste of a 1968 Bas Armagnac
minty grafted wine or a vacation to the Mediterranean just to take my
mind off all the heartaches & pains caused by years of conflict within
my family.

I will get straight to the point so that i wouldn't take much of your time.

I am suffering from pancreatic cancer and the medical team over here
in Oslo are doing all they can to prolong my days on this earth. A
tumor has grown within my pancreas and my system is totally
dysfunctional. I can't seem to eat anymore, and my time is growing
nearer as each day passes on.

All my life, i have been charitable with my families' wealth; not
because i never really worked for it but because i have always had the
heart to give to the less privileged so that the Lord can give back to
me in his own way. My time is short, i will not be able to continue
this journey anymore but i want to give you the responsibility when i
am gone to take custody of my inheritance and spread it across
millions of charity homes worldwide. I know you would be wondering why
don't i contact the charities myself, but my experiences in the past
have made me learn that if you put all your eggs in one basket, it
would definitely get squashed. There is a need to spread the wealth
around, especially during an economic recession where access to
capital is slow.

The last of my money is the huge cash deposit of ($21m) usd. That I
have with a Bank in London (Abbey Bank Security). I will want you to
help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations and let them know that it is I,Mrs. Kathrin Conner, that
is making this generous donation. I am writing this from my laptop
computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my time to come.

I will empower you fully but the decision is yours and yours only to
make. I need to rest my fingers for a bit but I expect to hear from
you, maybe sometime soon because I can't predict my time anymore.

You can reply Via my Private Email Address: Kathrin222_Conner@europe.com

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Mrs. Kathrin Conner



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