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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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Fraud email example:

From: "christy_donation@libero.it" <christy_donation@libero.it>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 06:52:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: charity donation!!

My Dearest, Greetings to you my dear beloved,
My name is Christy Ruth Walton (born 1955) i'm the widow of John T. Walton,
one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. After John's death in
June 2005,
a great citizen of United States of America.
Dear my friend, Christy Walton owner has sponsored a fund upper. It is a good
idea for Christy Walton logo identity, advertising promotion and social
responsibility for donation. With the fund, more people who need help can make
their wishes come true. But only sponsor to do this, it is so tiny capability
to do. It need you join and make bigger Christy Walton fund, so more and more
people can get help from you and make their wishes came true.
Christy Walton logo owner can't do it perfectly, but with your joning, we can
do it perfectly, so a good successor of you. Don't worry about your
contribution after you have been a Christy Walton fund successor.
I bring to you a proposal worth ($200,000,000.00) Two Hundred Million Dollars,
which i want to use for (CHARITY DONATION) in your country.
Please, by the special grace of God i want you to be a representative of this
proposal to set up a foundation to help the humanity (less privileges),
It will be creating Christy Walton brand identity and designing one
significative responsibility to the world. In face, Christy Walton logo ideas
at right is not only one good logo advertising for brand identity but also can
do anything to the world.
when I've a enough to give the masses at large. I'm offering your country
city,
worth $200,000,000.00, by donating this funds in your name by send a CLAIM
code, to help the privileges, more people who need help can make their wishes
come true in the society.
With your full details how to send this funds to you if you are willing to
abide and keep to my instructions that you will deliver and do accordingly,
so i can provide you with further details. God will Bless You as you join.
Mrs. Christy Ruth. Walton.
reply email: christywalton_charity.org33@yahoo.in





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