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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: Leonce sandra <sonia_ibrahim60@libero.it>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 22:43:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: For your Information



Peace be unto you

How are you? I am Mrs leonce Joyce Sandra an aging widow suffering from
throat cancer am now confined to a nursing home. I have some inherited fund
from my late loving husband late , The amount of 9Million 500 thousand euros
Nine Million Five Hundred thousand euros which he deposited and I need a
good honest God fearing person who will use these funds for God's work in
charity. I want this fund to go for charity work because I have no child to
inherit the fund, 5% for any expenses that may occur in this transaction 15%
out of the total fund will be for your compensation for doing this work of God.
Please if you would be willing to carry out the philanthropic project to the
glory of God kindly reply to sandra1233@ymail.com For more information thanks
and God bless you

.Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. leonce Joyce Sandra

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