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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 AMINA JOHNSON" <home@moetim.co.za>
Reply-To: mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 18:37:04 +0200
Subject: : Notification of My WILL Donation to You, Get Back to Me ASAP:

Beloved Friend in God,

: Notification of My WILL Donation to You, Get Back to Me ASAP:

Greetings in the name of God. I am Mrs. Amina Johnson a Switzerland Citizenship, suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live long; this is because my health condition has gotten to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless baby’s home as an orphan, married to my late husband Engr. William Johnson for ten years without having any child. My husband died in Belle view plan crash on Sunday October 23, 2005. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry and sold all my inherited belongings and deposited the sum of (US$10.M) TEN MILLION DOLLARS with UNITY BANK PLC NG.

Presently this money is still with the bank but due to the ongoing banking reform within the Nigeria banking industry, I was invited by my account officer to rush down and claim the fund before it got confiscated by the country Apex bank or issue my letter of guarantee to somebody of my choice who will represent my interest on the claim of the fund in case I cannot make it possible before it is too late.

It is on this note I am contacting to seek your urgent attention to provide me you’re your information to which will enable me introduce you to my bank as my next beneficiary to whom the fund will be release unto.

Beloved, I want you as God fearing person to assure me that you will utilize this fund in funding charity organization of your choice, as well as to distributing among the widows and destitute children across your country??

For your interest and readiness to carry out this divine project on my behalf, get back to me immediately with your information as follows at <mrsaminajohnson@gmx.com>

1. YOUR FULL NAME :..................> (2). YOUR FULL ADDRESS :.......................>
3. YOUR NATIONALITY :....................> ( 4). YOUR SEX / AGE :.....................>
5. YOUR OCCUPATION :......................> (6). CELL PHONE NUMBER :..................>

Thanks for understanding, while hoping to receive your immediate reply.

Yours beloved Sister in the Lord,

MRS. AMINA JOHNSON:

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