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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: "Lady Rebecca Thatcher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mpennychamber@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:56:12 +0100
Subject: IT IS YOUR CALLiNG

From: Lady Rebecca Thatcher.
No:38-41 Old Church Street, Manchester,
London England.
Beloved,i am Lady Rebecca Thatcher, suffering from cancerous ailment. I was
married to Sir Jeremy Thatcher an English shipping tycoon notable for his
great wealth, influential extended family, and charitable activities all
his life before his death.
My husband died after a protracted illness in April 2nd, 2006.
Our life together as husband and wife lasted for about three decades
without a child.
My late husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the
less-privileged individuals in the society, as we both had passion for
those people who can not help themselves due to physical disability or
financial predicament. I can adduce this to the fact that we both needed a
Child from this relationship, which never came.
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Twenty  Million
Pounds Sterling(20,000,000.00 GBP) which were derived from his vast
estates and investment in capital market with his bank here in UK and
named me as the beneficiary of this trust fund.(all records are kept with
my family lawyer).
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 that i
have been suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I
have in addition with the cancer. Hence, With this hard reality that has
befallen my family and me, I have decided to donate this fund to you
and i want you to use this gift which comes from my Late husbands effort
to establish a charity home called "Thatcher Charity Foundation" for the
upkeep of the down-trodden 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's hard earned money to be misused or
invested into ill perceived ventures. Also i do not want a situation where
this funds will be used in a worldly manner, hence the reason for taking
this bold decision.
I do not need any telephone communication in this regard due to my
deteriorating health and because of the presence of my husband relatives
around me, as i am currently bedridden in the Family house here in 38-41
Old Church Street, Manchester and do not receive any visitors unless
approved by Talmund Thatcher who is the immediate younger brother to my
late husband.
I do not want them to know about this development in order to safegurad
this bequeast.
So, i want you to Contact my family lawyer Barrister Matthew penny. (ESQ)
with this specified email address: mpennychamber@gmail.com and Tell him
that I have WILLED the £20,000,000 to you by quoting my personal reference
number Law/chamber/solicitors/rt/cfd/WILL/9834520012, as I have earlier
notified him that I will be WILLING the funds to you for a specific
purpose and good work.
My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation, and i want you to
be kindhearted all through your life.
Please, assure me that you will act just as I have stated herein. as i
hope to hear from you soon that you have contacted my family lawyer with
the email address that i have given to you above, as he is presently
waiting to receive your reply.
 
Remain blessed,
 
Lady Rebecca Thatcher

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