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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: cordilia alexi <cordiliaalexi@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:21:27 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!!


MY DEAR,

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WHO DEAD ON THE CROSS FOR
OUR SINS,
AND BY HIS GRACE WE ARE ALIVE TODAY.

I AM MRS CORDILIA ALEXI, FROM JOO CHIAT SINGAPORE. I'M IN MY EARLY 60'S, I
AM NOW A NEW
CHRISTAIN CONVERT, I AM MARRIED TO LATE MR. JIANG ALEXI A MALAYSIAN
NOTIONALITY.


I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE MYELOMA, A CANCER OF THE BONE MARROW
AND AN INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETICS, FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS
REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WON’T LIVE MORE THAN
FOUR MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY PHYSICIANS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE
HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE.

MY LATE HUSBAND DIED IN AN OIL SPILL DISASTER THAT OCCURED IN THE YEAR 1999
IN
HIS WORKING FIELD, HE WORKED WITH THE PETROLIUM NASIONAL BERHAD
(PETRONAS) MALAYSIA, AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULD’NT
PRODUCE ANY CHILD.MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH,
I INHERITED ALL HIS PROPERTIES.

THE PHYSICIANS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS,
SO
I NOW DECIDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA,
AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE AND TO CHARITY.

I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE INTERNET WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT. I
TOOK
THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY
AND
MY HUSBAND'S RELATIVES ARE NOT CHRISTIANS AND I DON'T WANT MY HUSBAND'S HARD
EARNED MONEY TO BE MISUSED BY UNBELIEVERS.

I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE THE SUM OF TWELVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY
SEVEN THOUSAND MALAYSIA RINGGITS(12,237.0949)WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO FOUR
MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS($4,030.000,00USD),TO THE LESS
PRIVILEGED AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH OF GOD.
PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS LYING IN A FINANCE
COMPANY.

PLEASE SEND ME IN YOUR RETURN E-MAIL, YOUR REAL NAME, HOME ADDRESS, A COPY
OF YOUR REAL PHOTO SO I WILL KNOW WHO I'M DEALING WITH.

LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR
THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION
WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE LOVE
OF GOD, AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BE WITH YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY.


HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU SOON.

REMAIN BLESSED IN THE LORD.

YOURS IN CHRIST.
MRS. CORDILIA ALEXI.

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