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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 Melissa Paul Wandall <marilobouabre10@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Melissa Paul Wandall <melissa_wandall01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 01:31:28 +0900 (JST)
Subject: GREETINGS!!!


MY DEAREST,

GREETINGS!!!

I
am Mrs Melissa Paul Wandall, from Kuwait. I am married to late Mr.Paul
Wandall, who worked with Kuwait Embassy in London United Kingdom for
Twenty-Six years before he died in the year 2011, after a brief illness
that lasted for only 2 weeks.

I am an ageing widow suffering from
long time illness. I am currently admitted in a privet hospital in
London United Kingdom, also I have some funds which I inherited from my
late loving husband Mr Paul Wandall, the sum of (USD $6.5, Six Million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)  which he deposited in one
of the famous Bank and I need a very honest and God fearing Person that
can use this funds for The good work of God's to help the charities, and
20% out of the total funds will be for your compasesion for doing this
work of God.

With due respect and understanding, please I found
your email address through a dental magazine here in my hospital sick
bed with my laptop and then I decided to contact you, Please if you
would be able to use these funds for the good work God kindly reply me.

Thanks for your co-operations
Your Sister In The Lord.
Mrs Melissa Paul Wandall.

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