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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. LIZ HARPER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrslizarper@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:49:34 +0100
Subject: REPLY?

HI.

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU WITH FAITH IN GOD THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BETRAY TRUST OF AN OLD WOMAN BESTOWED ON YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD.I AM MRS. LIZ HARPER, A NATIONALITY OF DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, BORN IN USA IN THE STATE OF OHIO. I AM LEGALLY MARRIED TO MR. JOSHUA HARPER, A NATIONALITY GHANA REPUBLIC, WE LIVE TOGETHER IN RUSSIA FOR 28 YEARS BEFORE WE MOVE DOWN TO GHANA WEST AFRICA IN 1985 BECAUSE OF WAR, I AM 71 YEARS OLD BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I AM A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST.

ALL INDICATION FROM MY DOCTOR THAT MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOULDN’T LIVE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO MEDICAL ANALYSIS.THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN. MY DEAR HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED WITH THE JANUARY 2000 KENYA AIRWAYS PLANE CRASHED AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE NEWS LINE

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm )

45 YEARS PERIOD OF MARRIAGE LIFE, STILL WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY DEAREST HUSBAND, I STARTED EXPRIENCE A DIFFERENT LIFE, HIS WICKED RELATIVES WAS AGAINST ME BECAUSE I AM THE ONLY WHITE WOMAN MARRIED IN THE MISS OF BLACK PEOPLE BUT STILL I INHERITED SOME PART OF MY HUSBAND BUSINESS ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND MONEY IN THE BANK. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AND WARN ME TO DECEASE FROM THINKING OVER WHO IS GOING TO TAKEOVER MY INHERITANCE, TODAY I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE CONTRIBUTE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGES, CHARITY AND ORPHANAGE HOMES. I MADE THIS DECISION AFTER LISTING TO THE NEWS LINE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY DONATE HER FORTUNE UPON HER DEATH,

http://www.myfoxspokane.com/dpps/news/dpgoh-woman-donates-secret-millions-upon-her-death-fc-20100305_6410207

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8o-e-iLsUM


I CHOOSE YOU AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE AND I HAVE CONFIDENT IN YOU BECAUSE I HAVE PRAYED. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $12.5M U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS STILL IN THE BANK WHERE MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT. I AM GOING TO ADVICE MY LAWYER TO MAKE A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TO YOUR NAME AND FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUGH I AM LATE THEN OR ALIVE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY ACCORDING TO THE WISEST KING IN ISRAEL KING SOLOMON, AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO HELP THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE,.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, PLEASE FURTHER DISCUSSION CONTACT ME HERE: mrslizharper@yahoo.com.sg

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.

REMAIN BLESSED

MRS. LIZ HARPER

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