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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: Anna Maria Alexander <gbmmarketing@can.rogers.com>
Reply-To: mrsannamaria@admin.in.th
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:16:10 -0500
Subject:

Greeting to you and your family I am Mrs. Anna Maria Alexander a dying widow
with cancer, the wife of late Mr.Robert Alexander.both of us are citizens of
the united state of America.I have a charitable offer of Seven Million Five
Hundred Thousand Pounds. is deposited with a Bank in Europe

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to to charity
organizations,churches and NGO, I await your quick response to my mail box
(mrsannamaria@admin.in.th) as this is my last wish to see this funds
transferred to you before my Death.

Blessed.
Your Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Anna Maria Alexander



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