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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: "Sister" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anfisawidoww@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 06:02:06 +0700
Subject: I am a Nurse Anfisa Snatkina (widow).

I am a Nurse Anfisa Snatkina (widow). My late husband was a formal chief financial officer of the Ukrainian Oil & Gas Ltd. 2006, we lived together in Bangkok Thailand (Asia), was killed during the attack, which took place in Bangkok, Thailand between red shirt and black shirt riots in 2009. Dear it took me a while to summon the courage before emailing you from Thailand, am suffering from long time cancer, my condition is serious and according to my late husband's doctor, I might not survive it. Before the death of my husband, he deposited five million three hundred thousand dollars (USD$5.3M) in its Non-Residential Escrow Account number #887-799-098 with CIMBSWISS BANK PCL Thailand with Access Pin Code Number 21092 which you can call CIMBSWISS BANK PCL and check yourself.
 
After disclosing this secret to me in his hospital bed, he gave me a certificate of deposit he used in Depositing Fund in CIMBSWISS bank, he told me that the reason told me about this secret fund was because after his death, he knows his family will not allowed me to inherit some of his wealth or property, because I don't have a child for him, my late husband told me that I can get the fund claim through the help of a fellow country citizen.
 
Currently, the Fund Certificate of Deposit is with me, it's obvious my disease is critical, I'm scared and I want the fund to be used for investments between you and me, I prayed to God and asked him direct an honest person who will receive this fund and use it along with me for the things that will celebrate the name of God, after my prayers, I decided to contact you only my beloved one.
 
Please, I will appreciate you send the following information to enable my late husband attorney Barr Rob Wantana who will stand as your representative here in Thailand, to assist in processing and obtain all the necessary documents that will back up your claim.
 
1. your full name.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your telephone/fax numbers for prompt communication.
 
I await to here your urgent reply.
 
Thanks and God bless you.
 
Anfisa Snatkina sister (widow).

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