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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. Christy Walton <admin@aytac.com.tr>
Reply-To: christywalton44@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 02:24:46 -0700
Subject: Kind Assistant Needed


My Dearest,

Greeting to you my dear Brothers and Sisters the good people of this plain-net earth i am writing you this e-mail not to disturb you but to ask for your assistant based on my personality and my present condition in life and in particular what i intend doing for CHARITY.

I am Mrs. Christy Walton the 2nd Richest Woman in the world am a great citizen of United State of America, am bring to you a proposal which i want you to assist me with, i worth $ 22.5 billion Dollars which rated me as the 2nd Richest Woman in the World.

As the going says Money is not everything on earth, is painful now to let the world now know my present condition as a cry for help I have been suffering from a Heart disease for the passed 22 years, now just few weeks ago my Doctors in America just told me now that is time for me to die, and my Will been with my Lawyer which my Family is are where about. but no body is are where about the 40% of my Bank Worth which is $9,000,000,000 (Nine Billion United State Dollars).

I intend to give to CHARITY because have not seen anybody from my Family, Relations and Friends which i trust can help me out, because i always have this DREAM to help CHARITY and i have always promise my self that i most do this very big at my end time to CHARITY, can i please trust you to help me give to CHARITY this heave amount of Money because i have just 2 Months left to die, as I write to you now am full of Tears as I await my death.

Please reply me back with your below details to enable us proceed further and please keep this confidential.


1. Full Name: ………

2. Telephone Numbers: ………..

3. Your Age: ……..

4. Your Sex: ………..

5. Your Occupation: …………

6. Your Country: …………

7. City: ………..

8. Your Home Address: …………….

9. Marital Status: …………….



God Bless You.

Mrs. Christy Walton
christywalton44@yahoo.com.hk
http://www.myriadifa.com/2010/04/christy-walton-richest-woman-in-world.html




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