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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Amitie_sinc=E9re?= <amitiesincere@msn.com>
Reply-To: chantalmaria63@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:55:03 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dearest,

Dearest,

Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Saviour. His richest blessings shall be upon you forever.I have been inspred by God to set up charity homes to help the motherless and the poor once in your country and i have chosen you as my project manager to direct this project. Am mrs Cantal Maria from Canada by the grace of God I am 67 years today married to late Mr José Emilio Dubiot who was the chief of staff of this branch of the FAA, Admiral Felicianodos Santos "Paxe" (in Angola), before he died September 26, 2004.

Am suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected my Brain, 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 two months, this is because the cancer stage has Gotten to A very bad stage Presently am undergoin medical treatment in London.We deposited a huge some well packaged in a financial security firm for this project, Since i do not have a child and do not know my chances of living so i have decided to donate this funds to the less privileges i need you to help me claim this family inheritance so that that it can move to your country for this charity project.

I hope you will not hesitate to anwser this devine call i will give you every details you need including the legal documents as regards to this deposit. God has directed me to you to supervise this project i will like you to it,if not for anything but for the sake of humanity and the poor once out there.If i happen to die as the doctors have said the money will be confiscated financial security firm please i need an urgent anwser as my health require no delay I want to be alive and see this dream coming through i wait for your urgent reply for further details. May the peace of the lord be with you and your family.

Rev Cantal Maria (Mrs)

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