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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 MARGARET" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <madammargaretfamily@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:00:02 +0100
Subject: Re.16/08/2013

My name is Mrs. Margaret Collins. I was married to late Mr.Fred Collins Directors J.C Industries Ghana .We were married for 16 years without a child. He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation. And Recently, my Doctor told me that I may not live longer than required due to my health condition (cancer of the Lung and stroke).

Before my husband died last year there he deposited sum of $7.8 Million USD in a bank here In Ghana. Presently this money is still in the Bank.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to any good God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way I am going to
instruct herein.

I want someone that will use this Fund according to the desire of my late Husband to use this fund for Charitable works

I took this decision because I don,t have any child that will inherit this fund, And I don,t want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly
way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund.

I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.

Write back as soon as possible any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose, hoping to read from you
ASAP..

God bless you as you listing to the voice of reasoning,

Mrs. Margaret Collins

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