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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: "marhsal Daisy" <marshaldaisy8@wpb7k664p.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <marshaldaisy1@skymail.mn>
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:23:13 -0500
Subject: GOODWILL MESSAGE

PLEASE ASSIST ME.
 
PLEASE NOTE, THIS EMAIL IS PREPARD BY MY CLIENT AND ASKED ME TO SEND IT TO YOU.I AM BARRISTER MARSHAL DAISY, THE FAMILY LAWYER TO MRS RUTH DESMOND. PLEASE THE BELOW EMAIL AND GET BACK WITH ME.
 
I AM MRS. RUTH DESMON, A DEAF WIDOW TO LATE JON BISHOP FROM SEATTLE WASHINGTON,USA. PRESENTLY IN LONDON, RECEIVING TREATMENTS, I AM 61 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTIAN  CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST,FROM ALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE  OBVIOUS THAT I WON'T LIVE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,THIS IS  BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS  KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN, AND DURING THE  PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE A CHILD.
 
AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS BUSINESSES AND WEALTH. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO DONATE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA, AND EUROPE. I PRAYED OVER IT, I AM WILLING TO GIVE THE $9.5MILLION DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PRESENTLY THE THE FUND IS DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE. I AM  AWARE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF SCAM ON THE INTERNET, I  SWEAR TO YOU WITH THE NAME OF OUR LORD THAT THIS IS NOT A SCAM.YOUR HELP WILL  SAVE MANY LIVES IN THE WORLD, LET GOD TOUCH YOUR HEART TO HEAR MY CRY.
 
 
LASTLY, I ALSO WANT YOU TO ASSURE ME THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE FUND IT WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE.  MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, I AWAIT URGENT REPLY. I HAVE ENTRUSTED THIS TRANSACTION INTO THE HANDS OF MY FAMILY LAWYER HERE IN LONDON BY NAME BARRISTER MARSHAL DAISY WHOM YOU WILL ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH AND HE WILL RELAY BACK TO ME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT HIM ON HIS DIRECT EMAIL AS HE INSTRUCTS.
 
 
YOURS IN CHRIST.
MRS. RUTH DESMOND

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