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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: Dp office <richardkufu1965@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dpoffice004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 14:10:23 +0100
Subject: Reminder

Hello Dear,
I sent you an email on 3rd March 2014 and was hoping to read something from
you but none came hence this serves as a reminder. I got your contact out
of my personal research to solicit your assistance for a humanitarian
project, though I know my decision to contact you through this medium is to
a large extent unconventional but the prevailing circumstances necessitated
my action and I humbly plead that you take due consideration of its
important.
I am troubled and I believe you can help me. I have a terminal health
problem which has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I
have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. Having
been aware of this, I want you to help me achieve my heart desire by
reaching out to the less privilege with the remainder of my resources while
waiting when I will be called.
As you read this, I do not want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will pass on someday. I have been diagnosed with
esophageal cancer which has defiled all forms of medical treatment.
I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared
for anyone but myself. Though I am very rich, I was never generous. Now I
regret all this as I have come to realize that there is more to life than
just wanting to have or make all the money in the world. If God gives me a
second chance I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it.
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 want God to
be merciful to me and accept my soul, so I have decided to give also to
charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds of
mine on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in the U.A.E, 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
to charity organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan; they refused and kept
the money to themselves. Because of this, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contented with what I have left for them. The last of
my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of $7, 200, 000,00
($7.2million) that I have with a finance/Security Company abroad. I want
you to help me receive this deposit on my behalf and dispatched it to
charity organizations.
For your time and honesty, I have set aside 20% for you.

Kind regards,
Clement R. Leonard

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