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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: "Mrs. Russell." <info@gci.net>
Reply-To: mrs.stacyrussell@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:39:18 -0200
Subject:



My Dear,

I am Mrs.Stacy Russell from Dublin Ireland, married to Lloyd Russell who worked
with Texaco Oil Company in Malaysia before he died in a ghastly motor accident
some years back

My Husband and i were married but without any child . Since his death I decided
not to re-marry and presently I am 72 Years old. When my late husband was Alive
he deposited the sum of $4.2 million dollars with a Bank in the UNITED KINGDOM.
Presently this money is still with the Bank and the management has been sending
me mails as the beneficiary to come forward to receive the money or rather
Issue a letter of authority to somebody to receive it on my behalf. I am
presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment on Cancer of the
lungs. I have lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have
few weeks to live, so I think the best thing to do is to use the money for
charity purposes. I want a person who is trustworthy that I will make the
beneficiary of my late Husband''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s Fund deposited
with the bank so
that the
person can get the money and utilize 95% to fund churches,Mosques, widows and
to build an orphanages home in my name when i am gone and 5% to you for
carrying this task in good will.

As soon as I receive your response, I shall tell you what to do next and how to
get in contact with the Bank. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as
I stated here and Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds
get to your possession.

Contact my email below for more info

I await your urgent reply.

Regards,
Mrs. Russell.

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