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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: "mrscarolinecr201@aol.com" <minec@minec.gov.mz>
Reply-To: " Mrs. Caroline Alexander" <mrscarolinecr201@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:23:38 +0200 (CAT)
Subject: Good Day



Good Day,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not
yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains
so i decided to contact you through this medium.

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die some day. My name is Mrs. Jannas Stafford 69 yrs
old, wife of late Don Stafford. I am a dying woman who has decided to
donate what I have to charity through you. When my husband was alive we
prayed for fruit of the womb for God to bless us with a child, but all
effort was no avail before he died, may his gentle soul rest in perfect
peace. Due to my relationship with God as a christain i beleive it is the
will of God.

My late husband was a shareholder with ExxonMobil oil&gas company in
Canada, after the death of my late husband his shares and entiletlement
from ExxonMobil oil&gas company amounting to $3,445,000(Three million four
hundred and fourtyfive thousand dollars) was paid to my private deposit
account.

Last month i was diagnosed with incurable cancer of the lungs. Base on
different kind of internet fraud going on around the world people find it
difficult to beleive there are Godly people willing to donate to charity,i
just want to make it clear to you this is not a fraud. I have decided to
donate this money to orphanage home, Haiti earthquake victims, India train
clash victims. The reason why i took this decission is because i dont have
a child to inherit our estate. I will be going in for an operation, and I
pray that I survive it. Presently, I have informed my consultant about my
decision in WILLING this fund to charity through you. I wish you all the
best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds
well.

Kindly contact my lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds
to you. I know I have never met you but my mind tells me to do this, and I
hope you act sincerely. I decided that 25% of this money should be taken
by you from the total sum upon the success release of this fund, because I
am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because of my cancer.

My relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons,i do not want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner, hence the
reason for taking this decision, I know that I am going to be with the
Almighty God when I eventually pass on. when i was searching your country
website looking for a honest person on the internet to handle this project
i pray for God guandiance he directed me to you through your email addres
so please dont ignore this message.
I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I
deserve all the rest I can get. Kindly Contact my lawyer Barr. Ricors
Jerry through their website; http://www.ricorsabogados.com/home/


(ricorh01@lawyer.com)


Sincerely yours
Mrs Jannas Stafford.

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