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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: "Mrs. Samson Rachel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsrachelsamson@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 06:08:06 +0200
Subject: Urgent from Mrs. Samson Rachel

Hello dear, greeting you and your family in the name of our Lord Savior Jesus Christ. May the good Lord bless you and your family. In my search for a reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through prayers and pains taking efforts via searching I made on the internet on my bed side. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment.
I am Mrs. Samson Rachel, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs which also affected my brain, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up from an motherless baby’s home, and I was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child. My husband died in a fatal auto crash. Before his death we were true Christians and since his death I decided not to re-marry, before my husband death he deposited the sum of $11 million dollars with a bank.
Presently, this money is still with them and the management just wrote me as the true owner to come forward to receive the money for keeping it so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over because of my illness or they get it confiscated Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing  treatment for cancer of the lungs. I have since lost my ability to talk well and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish I now decided to divide part of this wealth, by contributing To the development of evangelism and charity in Africa, America, Europe and Asian Countries. I also don’t want to die and leave my funds like this lady who left 13Million USD for a cat here is her link
 
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/woman-leaves-13m-fortune-pet-cat-123953959.html
I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your reply with your name, address and phone number, I shall be giving you the details. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Lastly, I want you to be praying for me as regards my entire life and my health. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and The sweet fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. I await your urgent reply.
Yours in Christ
Mrs. Samson Rachel
 
 

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