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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: anitaadams11 <anitaadams11@yeah.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:53:14 +0800 (CST)
Subject: My Dear Good Friend


Peace of the lord Jesus be with you and your familys

Greetings to you and may peace be unto you! I came across your contact while I was trying to find history/relatives of my late adopted guardian who past away some years ago. Anyway I could not locate or find out the history as I wished due to my desire for a charity remembrance for her.

I am Mrs.Anita Adams, I'm married to Australian, Mr. Adams Philip. However, I would like to establish a charity welfare and motherless babies home to help orphanage, destitute and humanitarian service, I am contacting you to let you know my desire to establish the charity foundation to accomplish my late husband's heart desire for the less privilege people and charity, I want the charity project to be established with some amount that I inherited from my late husband (Mr. Adams Philips). I wish to assign you as my representative to continue the charity project in your country.

It is my desire to see that this money is invested to any charity organization of your choice to distribute relief items to charity homes, motherless baby¡¯s home, churches, mosques, schools and also support the aged men and women or whatever you may have in mind that will be to the benefit of the less privilege people.

Already, I asked members of my husband family to donate to charity organization but they refused and kept the money for themselves.so i have no option than to make a plan and ship some amount of money to Deplomatic company in Abidjan Cote Divoire because of security reasons there are many security company in my country but i dont want deposit the trunk box contaning the money to my country because of my husband family members.

This money was concealed in a metallic trunk box and deposited with a security and finance company in a country cote d'ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security diplomatic company does not know the content of this box that was shipped from Australian to their office in cote d'ivoire under diplomatic coverage. I do not trust them anymore, they are not contented with what was left for them and all their wealth. I took this decision because I was raised from a motherless baby¡¯s home. Presently I'm hospitalized in London United Kingdom where I am undergoing medical treatment for my up coming cancer surgery operation.

Reply as soon as possible to confirm your acceptance to this mail so that I will give you all the relevant information that will authorize the release and transfer of the Trunk Box Containing the Amount ( $7.5 millions Five Hundred united state dollars )to you as my duly assigned representative. For easy communication, let me know of your contact detail:

Full Name:..........................

Residential / Office address:....................

Your phone number:................................

Present Occupation: ...............................

Age:.. .......................................................

I look forward to hear from you urgently. Please always pray for me as I prepare for my upcoming surgery operation.

Hoping to receive your response immedaitely.

Thanks and Remain blessed in the Lord.
Your Sister in Christ.
Mrs. Anita Adams

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