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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 ETTERS ELIZABETH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.etters.elizabeth@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:22:52 -0400
Subject: GREETINGS.....

Greetings,

I am Mrs. Elizabeth Etters from Iceland, married to Late Engr Brown Etters {PhD} who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in Kuwait for 19 years before he died on the 22th August 2008. We were married for twenty four years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.Before his death, he deposited the sum of USD 18M Dollars with a bank In UK and this fund is presently with the bank awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to the funds. 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 hand over this funds to someone who can help me reachout to the needy, and with this, I assure you that you that you will be greatly rewarded for what you have chosen to do. Although we are knowing each other for the first time but I believe our father has directed me to you as i prayed and searched over the internet for assistance because I saw your profile on

Be assured you stand no risk as this is my money, I and my late husband laboured for it, I as the next of kin has the sole power to donate the funds to who ever I want. I am a born again Christian and take delight only in the things of our father and i have prayed a lot on this already and i believe so much in the manifestation of Christ that i know he will not fail me and i want you to know that you have to be strong in your faith as he {almighty} will surely strengthen you. My husband’s relatives are not Christians and they have used my husband’s wealth and property left behind for worldly things. As i am here in the hospital they are around me and they have sold virtually all I have here in Solomon Island and my husband and i laboured for and what they wait to hear is that i am dead so that they lay their hands on my last belongings here on earth, But that does not bother me because things of the earth are canal and there is an eternal home for me which there is enough enjoyment. I do not want them to

All i need is your absolute trust, commitment, confidentiality and honesty because i want to see my late husbands vision fulfilled before i leave this sinful world. My spirit directed me to you as i prayed and searched over the internet for someone to help me since i can no longer trust my family members and friends and i do not want this particular deposit to be used for things of the world. I will want you to get back to me that you will be absolutely honest about this transaction and you will use this money to the Glory of God. Also you have to assure me you will keep this transaction confidential and you will be willing to contact the finance firm which is located in UK and finalize all necessary formalities as to the release of the fund to you. I will also want to know a little more about you regarding your life, your spiritual life what you do for a living so as for me to know you will be able to complete this At the moment i cannot write much because of my health and i do not know when my time will

NOTE: REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL, mrs.etters.elizabeth@hotmail.com

Elizabeth Etters

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