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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Mrs Edith Abed <mrs_stellaa13@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:43:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Greetings My Beloved
Greetings My Beloved,
I am a cancer woman that have short time to live. I want to make a donation to Church's.or poor poeple please a you ready to help me, i am awaiting for your reply for more information
my beloved, i am Mrs. Edith.R. Abed from Ivory Coast.I was married to Late Chief Mohammed Abed who was a contractor with the Government of Cote D Ivoire before he died after few days in the hospital.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $1.8 Million Dollars with a Bank in Cote Dvoire. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank here in Cote DIvoire. My Doctor told me that it is very likely I will die within the next 3 months due to A Blood cancer {LUCAMIA}.I want you to know that my sickness is getting worse and worse every day and my doctor advice me to prepare for surgery operation because of my cancer dices operation. he said that in few weeks to come i will be going into coma because of this sickness and for this reason that i want to hand over this fund to you so that even if i did not survive the operation you will continue with this project for me as planned.
I have decided to donate the money for charity or a chichi to you for poor poeple please help me for it, since I do not have a child to inherit it and it will better I do not die leaving the money here without it reaching to the poor or the less privileged ones in the society. As soon as I receive your reply I shall tell my bank to transfer the money to you.
Informations Required from you are:
Your Full Name(.......................... )
Your Direct Tel & Fax N?:(......................, )
Your Home & Office addresses(..............................)
Your Bank Account(..................)
Your ID (....................)
Your Age(................................)
With these informations, I will forward them to the Bank for immediately transferring of the Funds to your Position. Please always pray for me and let God give me more Good health to stay in this World.
please pray for me My Beloved your reply
Mrs.Edith.R. Abed
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