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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 Grace Juli Bright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsvivianselsman233@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:42:57 +0100
Subject: Very Urgent11

Dearest Beloved,

I am Mrs. Grace Juli Bright, Age 71 Wife of Late Mr. George Morris
Bright We Are both British Citizen. My husband Worked as Senior
Manager with an Oil Company for Twenty Eight years Before he died
in the year 2005. We Were married for Thirty Five years without
a Child.

My Husband died after a brief Illness That Lasted Four days only.
Before his death We Were Born again Christians both and after his
death I DECided not to re-Marry. Before my husband died, he had
a Cash Investment of 12 Million Pound Sterling (Twelve Million
British Pound Sterling) Which he made me the Beneficiary. Presently,
I'm in Bupa Cromwell Hospital United Kingdom where I have Been
Undergoing treatment for Breast Cancer and Cancer of the Blood.
since I have Lost my Ability to move around and my Doctors have
told me That I have only a Few weeks to Live as my condition
Worsen Each day.

Before my husband died, it is his last Wish to Ensure Money for this
Charity to be distributed across it World is for this reason I
Humbly request you to help me Stand and receive this payment of 12
Million Pound Sterling in Which I have DECided to Give you 2 Million
Pound Sterling for your effort and Some Little Expenses May you
Incurred When Receiving this payment while the balance 10 Million
Pound Sterling SHOULD be distributed for Charity Such as Orphanages,
widows, disaster Victims and to fund Churches. I Took this Decision
Because I do not have any Child That Will inherit this Money and my
husband made me the Sole Beneficiary of this payment Because he is
the only Child of his Parent.

The Doctor Will not allow me to Talk to anybody but I have a Reverend
Father Knows who my Family for over 20 years and HAS Always Come to
the Hospital to Pray for me, I have entrusted him with vital
information Which Will you require in order to Receiving this payment.
I Will Give you the Reverend Father name email address and telephone
number Immediately after you reply to this mail. I want you to make
time out of your very busy schedule and to the See Success of
Receiving this payment WITHIN the shortest period of time Because the
directors of the Investment company where the fund logged Will use the
fund for Their selfish purpose in case anything Happen to me. Also I
want you to reply this mail as soon as Possible, Please Remember to
Indicate (1) Your Full Name, (2) Your Contact Address (3) Your
Telephone and Fax Number (4) Your Age and What You Do for a Living.
I Hope to Hear from you soon. Please reply to

Thank you and God Bless you.

Best Regards

Mrs. Grace Juli Bright
mrsvivianselsman233@yahoo.co.jp

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