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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.V Bester" <vbester@post.com>
Reply-To: vbester02@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:09:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?RG9uYXRpb24gT2YgR0JQwqMxNSwwMDAsMDAwIE1pbGxpb24gRm9yIENoYXJp?=
=?utf-8?B?dHk=?=




Compliments,

 

 I am Mrs. Virginia Bester,
from Australia
but residing in London United Kingdom, a widow to late Dr.Dickson Bester, I am
78 years old, am presently suffering for long time breast Cancer.

 

From all indications, my
conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn’t live
for more than three months according to my doctors medical analysis as the
cancer stage has gotten to a very critical stage that no hope for me to be a
living person again, my late husband was working as a contractor here in
London, he died in a plane crash and during the period of our marriage we could
not bear any child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I
inherited all his business and wealth.

  

After the doctors medical
analysis, I decided to divide part of this wealth to contribute to Asia /
Africa /American/Europe/Etc especially to create solution to problem of less
privileged and orphanage homes. I selected you after visiting the websites, I
prayed and fast for three weeks over it. I am willing to donate the sum of
Fifteen Million British Pounds (GBP£15,000,000) to the less privileged
globally.

  

Please I want to transfer this
money into your account because am traveling back to Australia for medical surgery as I
want to be buried alongside my husband when I passed on. Note that this fund is
in the financial institution and upon my instruction; I will file in an
application through my family attorney for the transfer of the money into your
account for the said purpose.

 

 Lastly, I honestly pray that
this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose even though I am
late then, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without
happiness is vanity and I made the promise to God that the fund will be use to help
the poor. Do let me know if you will be able to handle this money and use it
for the said purpose so that I will instruct the bank.

 

 

God bless you.

Mrs. Virginia Bester

vbester02@gmail.com
 


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