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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: "Judith Shumejda" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsjudithshumejda01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 02:49:17 -0800
Subject: Dearest in Christ

Dearest in Christ,
 
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business
or personal ethics. I am Mrs. Judith Shumejda, I am 65 years old, a widow
to late Mr.John Shumejda who was the President of agricultural equipment
giant AGCO Corp, who perished on the 4th of January 2002 in a plane crash in
Birmingham.
 
Please View the Website below:
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1742404.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/
 
After going through some files of my late husband, I discovered a Deposit
Certificate of (£92Million) (Ninety two Million Pounds) with a Bank in Nigeria . But due my sickness, I have not been able to claim this fund from
the Bank, as I have
been in the hospital in Liverpool and my sickness continue getting worst. I
am suffering from a protracted cancer of the lungs which has affected my
brain. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my
doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next Six months to
eight months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical
stage.
 
Imagine somebody who have no child, I have nobody taking care of me here in
the Hospital, and the money I have now is limited. Of which, that £92
Million is my only hope to continue my treatment here in the Hospital, and
hopefully by God grace I will survive.
 
If you will so kind to be of help, I will be very glad and only God will
reward you for that. Upon the successful claim/transfer of the fund in your
account as the next of Kin, 40% of the total fund will be taking as your
own share, 10% goes to the Orphanage homes, while the remaining 50% will be transfer to my account  in Liverpool for my treatment.
 
Please in your response, send me the following information to enable me
validate you as the legal beneficiary of this funds :
 
 
 
1. Your full names
2. Mobile phone number/home phone number/office phone number
3. Age, Address and Marital status
4. Company's name & address
5. Name of your next of kin.
 
Please send these details to me on my private email which is
(mrsjudithshumejda01@yahoo.com.hk)
 
Your assistant will be highly appreciated. Thanks and God bless.
 
Mrs. Judith Shumejda

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