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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.AMINA JOHNSON" <nwasuguche@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ht848293@globomail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:07:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: GREETING IN THE NAME OF GOD






Beloved Friend in Heart,



Greetings in the name of God, Pls let this message not sound strange to you for
I prayed and got your E-mail I'd from your country's guest book which I have
been going through since the death of my husband in search of God fearing-person
to whom I will entrust my inheritance fund to his or her hand that will not
betray my intention for the charities.



I am Mrs. Amina Johnson a Switzerland Citizenship, suffering from a long time
cancer of the lungs, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating
and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live so
long;this is because my condition of health has gotten to a very bad stage.





I was brought up from a motherless baby’s home as an orphan, married to my late
husband Engr.William Johnson for ten years without having any child. My husband
died in Belle view plan crash on Sunday October 23, 2005. Since his death, I
decided not to re-marry and sold all my inherited belongings and deposited the
sum of (US$10.M) TEN MILLION DOLLARS with UNITY BANK PLC NG



Presently this money is still with the bank and the Director of the Bank just
wrote me recently to come forward to receive my fund for keeping it so long
will amount of losing the fund or issue My authorization letter to somebody of
my choice to receive the fund on my behalf since I can not come over to them
because of my illness or consider the fund confiscated.



It is my best wish to see that this fund is invested to any charitable
organization of your choice, as well as distributing each year among the widows
and destitute children across your country. Beloved, I want you as God fearing
person to assure me that you will utilize this fund accordingly as I stated
herein without deviating from my heart desire?



I took the decision of WILL out this fund for the welfare of motherless and
destitute children due to what I gone through during my days of up bringing as
an orphan. Nevertheless, I'm with my laptop on my hospital bed now in India
were I have been undergoing treatment for my cancer of the lungs as soon as I
receive your reply with your information I will use them to write and send my
authorization letter that will prove you as the next beneficiary of my fund
with UNITY BANK PLC were I deposited the fund on your behalf.



For your interest and readiness to carry out this divine project on my
behalf,get back to me immediately with your information as follows:



1. YOUR FULL NAME:

2. YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:   

3. YOUR NATIONALITY:

4. YOUR SEX / AGE :





5. YOUR OCCUPATION:

6. YOUR CELL MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:



Thanks for understanding, while hoping to receive your immediate reply.



Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,

MRS. AMINA JOHNSON

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