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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: "Mr. Morris Walker" <mr_saintsilver@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr_morris_walker@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:32:12 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: I send my greetings to you


Dear Friend,




























 




























My wish is to help the poor and needy in Netherlands.




























 




























I send my greetings to you in the name of God. May the Almighty God who holds your soul in his hands to bless you.




























 




























My name is Mr. Morris Walker a citizen of United Kingdom, I am 56 years
old, but presently in Netherlands where I am hospitalized.




























 




























Today, I am a sick man suffering from (cancer of the lungs) almost five
year now immediately after the death of my wife, My wife died without a
child, not too long after the death of my wife, I was admitted in this
hospital and after series of diagnoses carried out on me, my doctor told
me that I will not live much longer from now because my body system is
no longer responding to any antibiotic medications, this is because the
cancer has extended all over my body that there is nothing else they can
do medically to save me.




























 




























I once asked members of my family to close one of my bank accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization, they
refused and kept the money to themselves. hence, I do not trust them
anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for
them.




























 




























The last of my money which I jointly deposited with my late wife, the sum of (10.5 million dollars) with a Bank in London.




























 




























It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any
organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity
organization, the and poor in your community which has always been
desire of my late wife to accomplish with this fund.




























 




























I want you also to use this money to fund motherless babies home, I
sincerely believe with your support we can affect positively the lives
of the poor and the needy.




























 




























Presently, I am with my laptop in a hospital where I have been
undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs, I have no child to inherit
my money, I cannot take the fund to the grave, I took this decision in
other to help the poor and showing kindness to the needy people in your
community, before I rest in peace in the bosom of Almighty God, because
according to my physicians my time will soon be up.




























 




























As soon as you indicate your interest and your willingness to help, I
shall give you the contact of the Bank in London where I jointly
deposited the money with my late wife. I will also issue an order of
authority to the them, Authorizing them that the said fund have been
willed to you and a copy of such authorization will be forwarded to you
and my account officer to enable him commence preparation of wire
transfer of the fund into your bank account as the new beneficiary of my
fund.




























 




























Please kindly send to me the following information to enable me use it
to write a Letter of Authorization on your behalf to the bank so that
they will release the money to you.




























 




























1) Your Full Name




























2) Contact Telephone Number




























3) Country /Contact Address




























4) Occupation




























5) Your Age/Marital Status




























 




























Please, it is true that I don't know you but, I have nothing else in
mind other than to help the poor according to the direction and wishes
of God.




























 




























May God bless you for your precious time to read my email as I await your urgent response.




























 




























Mr. Morris Walker.

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