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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.Ruth Paul" <ruth_pa01@yahoo.co.id>
Reply-To: ruth_pa8@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:38:40 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear in the Lord,




Dear in the Lord, I know that this letter can be a very big surprise for you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in the hospital to help me by e-mail to you, and I believe that you will honestly carry out their final wish before I die. I am. Ms. Ruth Paul, I am 65 years old, I am deaf and suffering from cancer for a long time, breast cancer, which also affected my brain. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors told me courage that I can not live in the next few months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I grew up in a house mother of the child, and married my late husband for twenty years without a child My husband and I are true Christians, but quite unfortunately, he died in a motor accident. After his death I decided not to marry again, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $ 8.5 million, security company.
Currently, this money is still in the trunk box with security company, and management just wrote me as the legitimate recipient to speak at the main field after getting hold it for so long, or question the power of attorney to someone to get it on my behalf since I I can not come as a result of my illness or they get it confiscated. I am currently with my laptop to the hospital where I was undergoing treatment. Since then I have lost the ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. This is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the child's mother at home, where I come from. I want a good humanitarian, to use that money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around. I must tell you that it was very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step to this question, because I am no longer an option. I hope
you will help see my last wishes. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you contact the security company. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have said here. 1. Your Full Name... 2. Your Age/Sex ... 3. Your marital Status...4.Occupation...5. Mobile number & fax... 6 . International Passport/Working ID Card/Driving lincence

Hope to hear from you as soon as possible.
Waiting for your reply your in Christ,Ms. Ruth Paul

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