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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: Susan Thompson <susan.thompson90@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2013 11:14:18 +0000
Subject: From Susan Thompson

Dearest in Christ,

I apologize if the contents in this mail are contrary to your moral ethics,
which I feel may be of great disturbance to your personal life, but please
treat with absolute secrecy and personal and I pray that this email reaches
you in the best of health.I pray God that this message reaches you in
wonderful spirit as I am making this contact with you based on trust and
confidence irrespective of the fact that we have not met before and because
of the nature of the situation I found myself.

I got your contact from web through personal endeavor and decided to
contact you personally. I believe my contacting you is not an ordinary
coincidence because God can use any body known or unknown to accomplish
great things which he has ordained.

I am Mrs.Susan Thompson I was hospitalize after I had a car accident with
my family, I lost my husband and my two daughters who were also on board in
the accident. After the accident, I have been battling with some health
problems from the major injuries that I sustained in the cause of the
accident.

Recently, my doctor told me that I have some few months to live due to the
surgery that was conducted.Though what disturbs me now is my present
predicament, due to the injuries that I sustained and damage of my spinal
cords in the accident. Having known my condition, I have decided to Willing
Donate the sum of $2.5 Million (Two Million,Five hundred thousand Dollars)
to charity and individual through you for the good work of the lord, and to
help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the
widows. Because I am the only surviving person and nobody else that will
inherit this money because they are now dead. I don't want a situation
whereby this deposit will be confiscated and declared unserviceable by the
officials of the finance company where it was deposited by my late husband
who used to work with shell development company as an engineer before his
death.

All I want you to do is to assist in safe-keep of this fund valued at
US$5.5 Million United States Dollars deposited at the custody of the
security firm before it gets confiscated or declared UN-serviceable.I seek
your consent to present you as the Trustee to my late husband's
inheritance, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.If you
are interested in carrying out this task, I want you to contact me
immediately, so that I can arrange all the Modalities to effect the
release of the fund to you. I know I have never met you but my mind tells
me to do this, and I hope you will act sincerely. I have also decided that
30% of this money should be taken by you from the total sum upon the
success release of this fund, because I am now too weak and fragile to do
things myself because of my present health problems.

I have been given 21 working days by the finance company for the collection
of the deposited item before it will be confiscated. I will appreciate your
utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I
don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last wish.Kindly get back to
me and furnish me your full name/ID and address also your contact number,
so that I will prepare all relevant documents with the assistance of our
family lawyer to effect the release of the fund to you.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Susan Thompson
susan.thompson90@yahoo.com

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