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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 Weller <mrscelinewellerfamily05@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrscelinewellerfamily7@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:17:45 -0700
Subject: Greetings My Beloved And Chosen One

*Greetings My Beloved And Chosen One,*

*May the good Lord give you the spirit to understand the contents of my
message to you, as i will highly appreciate to have your positive response.
I am Mrs Celine Weller, a 62 years old woman from Qatar but presently in
Accra Ghana. I am married to Engr. Mark Weller, who was the Chief Executive
Director of an Oil and Gas producing Company here in Ghana for sixteen
years before he died in the year 2007, as he was involved in the 114
passengers on board of 5th of May 2007 Kenya Airways Plane Crashed as you
can see on the news line site below;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm
*
*I and my beloved late husband were married together for so many years
with-out a child. And since after his death I was unable to remarry or get
a child outside my matrimonial home due to my old age and because of the
love i have for my late husband.
When my late husband was alive, he deposited the total sum of $3.5 Million
(Three Million Five Thousand U.S. Dollars) in a bank here in Ghana and used
my name as the next of kin to the whole fund. Recently, my Doctor told me
that i have serious sickness which is cancer Disease and i have stroke
already, and having known my condition now as the doctor said that i will
not last for more than two months, I have decided to be fast in donating
this fund to an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct herein. I want an organization of an individual that will use
this fund for the helping of the Less-privileged people, orphanages homes,
widows
like me. Secondly, I took this decision after i listened to a news line
about a 100 years old woman who secretly donated her fortune upon her death
to an unknown person for the helping of the Less-privileged people in the
society.
So as soon as I receive your reply in acceptance to work according to my
instructions herein, I shall give you the contact of the Bank where my late
husband deposited the whole fund here in Ghana. I am hoping to receive your
urgent reply in acceptance to work according to my instructions herein, any
delay in your to your to response will give me room in sourcing another
church or individual for the same purpose.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Celine Weller.*

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