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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 Carley Burnell." <info@news.com>
Reply-To: burnell-c@blumail.org
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:19:21 +0300 (IDT)
Subject:

Information Below Should Be Taken Private and Confidential




Dear Beloved,




I am Mrs Carley Burnell, suffering from cancerous ailment. I am married to Sir Richard Burnell an  Englishman who is dead. My husband was into private practice all his life before his death. Our  life together as man and wife lasted for three decades without child. My husband died after a  protracted illness.


My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals as he  had passion for persons who can not help themselves due to physical disability or financial  predicament. I can adduce this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship, which  never came. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of nine million eight hundred  thousand pounds. which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market with his  bank in London. Presently, this money is still with the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I  have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me  most is the stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen  my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which  comes from my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down -trodden, physically challenged children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely  handicapped financially.


I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband  relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my husband hard earned money to  be misused or invested into ill perceived ventures. I do not want this money to be misused hence  the reason for taking this bold decision.  I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. As soon as I receive your reply I shall  give you the contact of my attorney that will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will  empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. 


Please assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein.Hope to hear from you soon.


You can contact me through my personal email address.


Yours Sincerely
Mrs Carley Burnell.
carley.burnell@gmail.com

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