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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. ANGELINA ERIC" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:42:49 -0500
Subject: Dear beloved

Dear beloved one,

May the glory of God shine upon you,I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Angelina Eric, a citizen of Bulgaria but resides herein England, I am contacting you from England, I wish to tell you this because I don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you, I am married to Mr. Edward Eric who worked with the British railways for 29 years before he died on the 11th May 2012 after a brief illness and we had no children.

Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the period of 2 months due to cancerous ailment i am suffering from; he said i have just a limited or numbered days to live here on earth, he also said my life spam will not be over 2 months due to the cancerous problems i'm suffering now.The one that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness.

My husband and I deposited 4,000,000.00 pounds (Four Million Pounds only) with a certain bank herein London before he died. Having known my condition I have decided to hand over this money to you to use it to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

Now that i am about to end the race like this, without any family members and no child. I have $3 Million US DOLLARS in Africa Development Bank (ADB) Burkina Faso which i instructed the bank to give (St. Andrews Missionary Home) in Burkina Faso. But my mind is not at rest because i am writing this letter now through the help of my computer beside my sick bed.

I want you to take 40% out of the total money 4,000,000.00 pounds (Four Million Pounds only) for your personal use, While the rest of 60% of the money will go for "charity work" (people in the street and helping the orphanages) hence i have just a limited time to live here on earth; one thing you should know is that i wouldn't like this money to be used in an ungodly way; i want it to be used to execute what i have instructed herein. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, i am doing this just to endeavour that the house of God is maintained.

Get back to me immediately endeavor to carry-out this proposal as to enable me give you the contact of the bank and also issue you the MONEY DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE which we received at the bank after depositing the fund; I shall also instruct them to issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of money at the bank.

Here is my mailing adrress: mrsangelinaeric@yahoo.com

Get back to me with these information i have listed below so that i will forward it to my attorney as to enable him prepare all the needed fund transfer documents in your name as the my true beneficiary entitled to receive this fund.

1. Your name:.......................
2. Address:........................
3. Age:.........................
4. Sex........................
5. Occupation.....................
6. Telephone number (for the easier communication of you and my attorney)

I wait for your urgent response.
Mrs. Angelina Eric.

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