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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: Mr Fredrick Baker <metrickstechs@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrfredrickbaker@myself.com
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 03:09:27 +1200
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?USE_THIS_GBP=A325M_STRICTLY_FOR_CHARITY?=

Beloved

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is Fredrick Bakers Jr. I am
a merchant of Oman nationality but presently residing in London. I
have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms
of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to
live, according to medical experts.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on
my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret
all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to
have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I
would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that
God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and
assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few
close friends.

I pray God to be merciful to me and accept my soul so, I have decided
to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed my money to
some charity organizations in the Oman, Algeria and Malaysia. Now that
my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.
I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and
distribute the money which I have there to charity organization in
Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended
with what I have left for them. The last of my money which no one
knows of is the huge cash deposit of Twenty Five million Pounds
GBP£25,000,000 that i have with a HSBC Bank Plc London. I will want
you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations.
Use 40% yourself and Family and the 60% for the Charity.

Get back to me as soon as possible to advise you my Attorney.
God be with you.

Fredrick Baker Jr.

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