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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: margrate chinkata <margratechinkata@live.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 10:54:07 +0100
Subject: From: Lady Margrate Chinkata,


From: Lady Margrate Chinkata,
7 Old Church Street,
Chelsea, SW3,
England.

Here writes Lady Margrate Chinkata, suffering from cancerous ailment. I used to be
married to Sir Juan Chinkata (Deceased)My husband was into private
practice all his life before his death. Our life together as man and wife
lasted for three decades without child. My husband died after a protracted
illness. My husband and I made a vow to uplift the down-trodden and the less-
privileged individuals as he had passion for persons who can not help
themselves due to physical disability or financial predicament. I can adduce
this to the fact that he needed a Child from this relationship, which never
came.

I my late husband have deposited the sum of 0ne Million Great Britain
Pounds Sterling, which were derived from his vast estates and investment in
capital market with his bank in Cote D"Ivoire. Presently, this money is still with
the Bank. Recently, my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to
the cancerous problems I am suffering from. Though what bothers me most is the
stroke that I have in addition to the cancer. With this hard reality that has
befallen my family, and me I have decided to donate this fund to you and want
you to use this gift which comes from I and my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of
widows, widowers, orphans, destitute, the down- trodden, physically challenged
children, barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially.

I took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do
not want my husband hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived ventures.Hence the reason for taking this bold decision.I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I do not need any telephone
communication in this regard due to my deteriorating health and because of the
presence of my husband relatives around me.I do not want them to know about
this development.

You can contact me through my private email address: margratechinkata@live.com

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you Directives on how to contact
the bank in Cote D"Ivoire. I will also issue you a Letter of Authority that will empower
you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a
life worthy of emulation. Please assure me that you will act just as I have
stated herein.margratechinkata@live.com

Hope to hear from you soon.

Lady Margrate Chinkata.

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