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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. Jennifer Walter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <walterjennifer41@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:02:53 -0400
Subject: PLEASE USE THIS FOR THE SAID PURPOSE

Dearest in Christ

I give God the glory in hearing from you,Sometimes God works in a
mysterious ways, because out of million of people in INTERNET you
where the only one I found interested in and I am happy you gave me
your attentions

LIKE I SAID I am Mrs. Jennifer Walter, from England, married to Late
Mr. Robert Walter in USA, I was raised from motherless babies homes, I
grew up with children all my life, I came to face book, because I
needed a friend I could trust, to help me see the need of
less-privileges in your country I am deaf and suffering from a long
time cancer of the breast which also affected my brain, according to
my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the next two
months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad
stage. My late husband died in a fatal motor accident. I sold all my
inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $5million dollars
with HSBC BANK LONDON.

Because I don’t have a father, mother, sister, friends or relatives, i
decided to come down to internet to seek your hand to handle this
project in other to see the needs of less privilege,

I am 100% aware of scam in the global world that’s why I am afraid and
scared to tell you this, but if God be God I swear with my life that I
Jennifer Walter will never cheat on you, I am too connected to God to
be a cheat, my being alive today is only by the grace of God, so
dearest I want you to re-think of my proposal before I award you as my
next of kin and beneficiary of my fund

It might interest you that I MRS. JENNIFER WALTER have passion for
the poor, needy orphanages, so in other word I want you to use 70% of
the total fund to fund this organization while the rest 30% for you
and your time, energy, commitment, trust and faithfulness.

The procedures to the claim of my fund is very easy, all that matters
is how fast you could be, I sent an email to the bank they said ok,
when ever am ready i should let them know

so to fill an application as my next of kin I want you to send me the
following details

1. Your Full Name

2. Your Direct Mobile No

3. Your Home or Office Address
4. Your Age
5. Your Occupations

6. Position in your Office

7. Your Marital Status

With this I will contact the lawyer and instruct him to contact you

So send me the above 7 information’s

Thanks
Mrs. Jennifer Walter

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