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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 12:04:33 +0800
Subject: @ Beloved Friend in God, I Need Your Urgent Response Now



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Beloved Friend in God, I Wish You God
Blessing Reply Now



Greetings in the name of God, Pls let this message not sound
strange to you for I prayed and got your E-mail I'd from your country's guest
book which I have been going through since the death of my husband in search of
God fearing-person to whom I will entrust my inheritance fund to his or her
hand that will not betray my intention for the charities.



I am Mrs. Amina Johnson a Switzerland Citizenship, suffering from a long time
cancer of the lungs, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating
and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live so long;
this is because my condition of health has gotten to a very bad stage. I was
brought up from a motherless baby¡¯s home as an orphan, married to my late
husband Engr. William Johnson for ten years without having any child. My
husband died in Belle view plan crash on Sunday October 23, 2005. Since his
death, I decided not to re-marry and sold all my inherited belongings and
deposited the sum of (US$10.M) TEN MILLION DOLLARS with UNITY BANK PLC NG.



Presently this money is still with the bank but due to the ongoing banking
reform within the Nigeria banking industry, I was invited by my account officer
to rush down and claim the fund before it got confiscated by the Apex bank or
issue my power of attorney to somebody of my choice to represent my interest on
the claim in case I cannot make it possible before it is too late.



It is on this note I am contacting to seek your urgent attention to provide me
with information to which will enable me to present you before my bank as my
next of kin / beneficiary to whom the fund will be release unto. Beloved, I
want you as God fearing person to assure me that you will utilize this fund in
funding charity organization of your choice, as well as to distributing among
the widows and destitute children across your country??



I took the decision of WILL out this fund for the welfare of motherless and
destitute children due to what I gone through during my days upbringing as an
orphan with orphanage home. Presently, I¡¯m with my laptop to an undisclosed
hospital battling with my dear life to avoid my late husband family members who
has been on my neck since the death of their brother to release his assets to
them hence I have limited life time. For your interest and readiness to carry
out this divine project on my behalf, get back to me immediately with your
information as follows :



1. YOUR FULL NAME:.....................(2). YOUR RESIDENTIAL
ADDRESS:..............................

3. YOUR NATIONALITY:..........................(4). YOUR SEX / AGE
:............................................

5. YOUR OCCUPATION:.................................(6). YOUR CELL PHONE
NUMBER:.........................



Thanks for understanding, while hoping to receive your immediate reply.



Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,



MRS. AMINA JOHNSON








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