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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: Luren Jean Collins <lurenjeancollins@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:26:04 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Greeting




Greeting,



It is good writing you today although we haven't known nor met each other before. It is true that this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to give me the benefit of doubt and hear me out.

 

My name is Mrs. Luren Jean Collins from Solomon Islands. I was brought up in a motherless babies home as an orphan, after my high school I was married to my late husband Mr Andrea Jean Collins, a citizen of France. My late husband, worked in aconstruction company in Asia Europe and some part of Africa lately for a period of 10 to 17 years before he died . We were happied married for 25 years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.



Since his death I decided not to remarry due to my religious belief . When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$3,700,000 (Three million Seven Hundread Thusand American dollars ) in a bank. Presently this money is still in the custody of the Bank. 



Recently, from every indication, my Doctor told me that I may not last for the next Three months due to cancer illness has gotten to a very bad stage, having known my condition.I decided to donate this fund to you and your, organisation to utilise this money the way I am going to instruct herein.



I want you to use this money to help the orphans, widows and other people that need financial assistance. Using part of this money to build companies and establish businesses that will create job opportunities for the jobless population. l took this decision because I don't have any child or family that will inherit this money. Moreover, my husband relatives are pagans and they never supported our marriage and it had been their wish to see my husband dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no child. These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision.

 

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill-health since the presence of my husband's relatives are around me always. I don't want them to know about this development for security reasons.



As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of bank in where this fund is deposited. I will also issue a letter of authorisation to the bank that will prove you the present beneficiary of this money. I also want you to always uplift me in prayer.



Any delay in your reply may give me room to search for another God fearing person for this same purpose.  Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.



Hoping to receive your response soonest.





Regards.



Mrs.Luren Jean Collins

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