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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 Lilian Tswai" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <liliantswai1@live.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:05:04 -0400
Subject: Dear Beloved

Dear Beloved,

It is by the grace of God that I write you, having known the truth; I had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God for eternal life and in the sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and glory upon my life. I am Mrs. Lilian Tswai , the wife of Mr. Tswai both citizens of the South Africa. My husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Russia for twenty years before he died in the year 2007. My husband until his death was a very hard working man with so much love for people in need. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $12.5 Million USD (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand USD) in a Financial House in (South Africa to be precise). The management just wrote me as the be The management just wrote me as the beneficiary that the account is DORMANT and if
I,the beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account; the funds will be CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf,because of my ill health.



Presently, I'm in a hospital in UK, where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I want someone, who is God-fearing to use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows, I await your quick response to this mail as this is my last wish to see this funds transferred before my death.



May God Bless you,

Mrs Lilian Tswai

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