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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. B. Bernadette" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Basberndt@yahoo.co.th>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:57:11 -0400
Subject: Greetings--

Dear Beloved,

First of all, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of my e-mail, although I am not comfortable discussing it through this manner due to lots of unsolicited mails on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my health is deteriorating .

I am Mrs. Bernadette Barnabas an ageing widow of 56 years old suffering from long time illness. I have some funds which I inherited from my late husband, the sum of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, and I needed a very honest and God fearing person who can withdraw this money then use the funds for Charity works.

I WISH TO ENTRUST THIS FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY WORKS. I found your email address from the internet after honest prayers to the LORD to bring me HONEST PERSON I CAN CONFIDE ON, and I decided to contact you if you may be willing and interested to handle these trust funds in good faith.

I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have summoned up courage to contact you for this task, you must not fail me and the millions of the poor people in our today's WORLD. This is not stolen money and there are no dangers involved. Please if you would be able to use the funds for the Charity works please kindly let me know immediately by sending me your full details as you see it bellow to introduce you to the bank as final beneficiary to this fund.

Presently according to my doctor my medical report quotes a very short life sperm due to my health condition that I only have few months to live, I do not know but only God can say. That is just my faith as a deteriorating cancer patient. But I pray to God to heal me so that I will be alive and see this work done as my late husband instructed me.

It is because of my present health condition that makes me decided to donate the above mentioned funds to an individual; either Muslim, Christian or any other faith, He or She will utilize these funds the way I instructed above.

I once asked my relatives and my husAband relatives to close one of my accounts and use the Money for the less privileged ones, they do closed the account and used the money for their own personal interest. I don't want these fund to be used in such manner. I know we have not meet before but I want you to consider this matter as DIVINE MISSION!!!

I want you and your family to always pray for me because the lord is my shepherd, my happiness is that I leaved a worthy life and whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you more details regarding this great mission.

Remain blessed.

Yours Siincerely,

Mrs. Bernadette Barnabas.

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