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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: Elizabeth Brown <juile_love2010@att.net>
Reply-To: brownlizzy@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 06:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved In Christ


Dear Beloved In Christ













Greetings in the name of God, Please let this not sound strange to you for my






only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year. I prayed






and got you email id from your country’s guest book which I have been with my






late husband and liked to visit once more if God will in his infinite mercies.













I am Mrs. Elizabeth Brown from Scotland. I am 58 years old, I am suffering from a






long time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain, from all indication






my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to






my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months,






this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought






up from a motherless babies home was
married to my late husband for twenty






years without a child, my husband died in a fatal motor accident Before his






death
we were true Believers. Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I
sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of 4million
dollars with one of the Banks






in London.













Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as






the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or






rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf






since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscated.













Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in Scotland where I






have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. My doctors have told me






that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money






is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among






the
charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home.













I want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund






churches,Mosques, orphanages and widows, I took this decision, before i rest in






peace because my time will soon be up.













As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank. I






will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new






beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I






stated herein.






 






Hoping to hear from you soon.













Waiting for your reply













Yours in the Lord,













Mrs. Elizabeth Brown.

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