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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: Prisca <priscalevry@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: prisca_levry@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 22:05:39 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Aid Project For You




Beloved Good Friend in Christ,

My Name is Mrs. Prisca
Lévry from Utah United State of America Utah, I am 72 years old, I am
suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. >From all indication my
condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously
advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is
because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up
in a motherless babys home, and was married to my late husband françois
Lévry for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true
Christian's,we lived all day in London, United Kingdom, since he was
working here as areal estate management contractor, but quite
unfortunately,he died in a fatal motor accident.Since his death I
decided not to re-marry and because of my bad stage of health,I sold all
my inherited belongings to me and my late husband and deposited all the
total sum of $13.8 million US dollars in the Bank.

Presently,
this fund is still in the Bank, and the management of the Bank in
London, United Kingdom just write me as the Legitimate beneficiary to
come forward to retrieve the fund after keeping it for so long or rather
issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf
since I can not come over as a result of my illness,  I'm with my laptop
in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost
my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few
months to live.

It is my last wish to see that these my hard earn
money is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed
each year among the charities organization, the poor and the motherless
baby's home where I come from.I want your good humanitarian to also use
these money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around your
environments.

I must let you know that this was a very hard
decision, but I had to take a bold step towards these issue because I
have no further option, I hope you will help see my last wishes come
true.Please my dear beloved i expect your reply either you are a Muslim
or Christian we are servicing the same God in heaven.

As soon as I
receive your reply. I will issue a letter of authority to the Bank,
which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my fund. Please
assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hope to hear
from you soonest.

I await your reply

Yours sincerly sister,
Mrs.Prisca.

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