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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. Maria" <mrs.fatimah.abdul1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_maria_abacus@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:30:01 +0000
Subject: I send my greetings to you

Dear Friend,

My wish to charitable organization.

I send my greetings to you in the name of God.

My name is Mrs. Maria Abacus, I am a sick woman who suffering from a
long time cancer of the breast, my personal doctor have courageously
advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is
because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage and there is nothing
else they can do medically to save me.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child, my husband died in a fatal
motor accident, Before his death we were true believers.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I inherited from my
late husband the sum of (10.5 million dollars) to you for good work of
God.

It is my last wish to see that this money is distributed among the
charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home in your
community which has always been the desire of my late husband to
accomplish with this fund.

I want you also use this money to fund mosque/church in your community.

Please, It is true that I don't know you in person but, I have nothing
in mind other than to help the poor according to the direction and
wishes of God.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall give you the contact of the
Bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you
as the new beneficiary of my fund.

Please kindly assure me that you will help accordingly as I stated
herein to see that my last wishes come true, In your response please
send the following,

1) Your Full Name
2) Contact Telephone Number
3) Country /Contact Andres
4) Occupation
5) Your Age/Marital Status

May God bless you for your precious time to read my email as I await
your urgent response.

Please kindly reply on private email contacts

mrs_maria_abacus@yahoo.co.uk

Mrs. Maria Abacus

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