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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: cynthia nadege <cynthia_nadege413@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: cynthianadege413@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:12:31 +0400
Subject: From yours sister

With due respect
I am indeed sorry for contacting you through this means. However, i understand that the internet has been insulted by scam and fraud stars
who tries to rip off people of their hard earn money. but am a christain woman, i cannot lie to any one because it is against my religion. i swear with the name of God that what am telling you is the truth and please for my own security keep these matter to yourself alone.my names are Cynthia Nadege from france, I am 69 years old,i am deaf and suffering from a long time stroke which also affected my brain and my speech,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next few months,this is because the stroke stage has gotten to a very bad stage.
I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child ,died in a fatal motor accident Before his death we were true christains.Since his death I decided not to re-marry,I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $5.5 million dollars with a bank Finance house in Thaialnd bank.
Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forw ard to receive th e money for keeping it so long or rather issue a letter of a uthorization to somebody to rece ive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscated.Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for stroke . I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from. I want a God fearing, to also use this money to fund ,orphanages! And widows, I took this decision, before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank house . I will also issue you a letter of a!
uthority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund.
Please as sure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
Hoping to hearing from you soon.
Waiting for your reply back, please kindly reply me back through my email address; cynthianadege413@yahoo.com
>From yours sister
Mrs Cynthia Nadege


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