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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 Christy Walton <info@churchofcyprus.org.cy>
Reply-To: chriswaltontty@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 20:04:18 +0200
Subject: hi




My Dearest,

My name is Christy Walton, a widow and businesswoman, an American Citizen.
I have recently been diagnosed with Colorectal cancer and a rare Heart
Disease, which has defiled all medical treatment. Expert diagnosis has
shown that I have few months to live.

The intention of this email is to employ the expertise of a Charity minded
individual, who can identify a viable and guarantee reasonable
distribution of my wealth to the needy. I cannot rely on family and
closest relatives any more, as they did not show responsible behavior when
I entrusted part of my wealth to them to distribute to charitable
organizations but instead used the money for their personal needs.

To prevent any more mishaps, my attorney will act as a check, monitoring
every aspect of the Charity organizations. I have a huge cash deposit of
Thirty Nine million dollars with a finance House abroad. If you could be
trusted, I will want you to help me collect this deposit and distribute it to
charity organizations that you know. You will take out 20% of the funds
for your assistance.

http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Business/world-billionaire.php?profile=Christy-
Walton&id=12
http://www.dirjournal.com/info/10-richest-women-in-the-world/

Please reply me back with your below details to enable us proceed further
and please keep this confidential.


Email: chriswaltontty@hotmail.com
Kind regards,
Mrs.Christy Walton

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