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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: "JAQUELINE WILEY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jaquelinewiley@zing.vn>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 09:02:05 -0400
Subject: FROM JACQUELINE (RESPOND QUICKLY PLEASE)

HELLO SIR/MADAM,
 
MY NAME IS MRS. JAQUELINE WILEY FROM THE USA. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A SAFE WAY OF ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST BUT I AM IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION AND MY HUSBAND AND I NEED YOUR URGENT HELP. WE TURNED TO THE INTERNET FOR HELP AFTER MOST OF OUR FRIENDS FAILED US.
 
I HAVE THE CONSENT OF MY HUSBAND WHO IS ALMOST DYING OF CANCER HERE IN INDIA TO CONTACT YOU OVER HIS FUNDS LYING WASTE IN SPAIN FOR SOME YEARS NOW. MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH EXXONMOBIL IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR 15 YEARS AND MADE A FORTUNE FROM CRUDE OIL DEALS. THIS FORTUNE AMOUNTING TO USD 6.5 MILLION WAS SAFELY DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY VAULT IN SPAIN. AS A RESULT OF MY HUSBAND'S SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITION, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY LITTLE DEMURRAGE CHARGES REQUIRED BY THE VAULT COMPANY BEFORE THIS HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS RELEASED TO US.
 
THIS IS THE REASON WE ARE ON THE INTERNET FOR HELP. I NEED MONEY TO PAY MY HUSBAND'S HUGE MEDICAL BILLS. HIS DOCTOR WILL STOP HIS MEDICATION IF WE DO NOT PAY HIS MEDICAL BILL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
 
WE HUMBLY BEG YOU TO TRAVEL TO SPAIN AND HAVE THIS MONEY RELEASED TO YOU ON OUR BEHALF AS WE ARE FINANCIALLY TRAPPED HERE IN INDIA. YOU CAN HAVE 40% OF THE MONEY AFTER IT'S BEEN RELEASED TO YOU AS WE DO NOT REALLY HAVE ANY OPTIONS. IT WILL TAKE ONLY A DAY OR TWO TO CONCLUDE THIS .  ALL YOU NEED DO IS TRAVEL TO SPAIN, SIGNS SOME DOCUMENTS ON OUR BEHALF AND THEN A NON RESIDENT ACCOUNT WILL BE OPENED FOR YOU BY THE COMPANY OFFICIALS WHERE THE USD6.5M WILL BE DEPOSITED. YOU THEN TRANSFER 60% TO US AND KEEP THE BALANCE.
 
WHILE WE WAIT FOR YOUR FAVOURABLE RESPONSE, I THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS MAIL.
 
 
JAQUELINE WILEY.

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