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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 Elizabeth Etters." <secamsec@4u.com.gh>
Reply-To: helpettersfoudation@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:58:23 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: I am Mrs. Elizabeth Etters Please Reply =?iso-8859-1?Q?=FE?=


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Dear Friend,
I am Mrs. Elizabeth Etters from Kuwait, married to Late Engr.W Etters, who
worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY COLE GAS EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG
SUPPLIER in Kuwait for 19 years as a manger and a share holder before he
died on the 22nd August 2008. We were married for twenty four years
without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only 4
days.Before his death, we deposited the sum of GBP 2.1 million Pounds with
a bank in London with my name and this fund is presently with the bank
awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary. Recently, my Doctor told me that
i would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer problem.Having
known my condition I decided to donate these funds to an organization or
good person that will utilize this money in good faith. l took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money. I
kept this deposit secret till date. All i need right now is your sincerity
and details to prepare the required document to be sent to the bank making
you the sole benficiary of the said funds, i.e my next of kin. this must
include your full names and country address.
I don't think i will need any telephone communication in this regard
because of the confidentiality of this transfer. Upon your reply to my
private email: {helpettersfoudation@hotmail.com}, I shall direct you on
how to claim the funds.
Please get back to me as soon as possible.
Yours Truly,
Mrs Elizabeth Etters.




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