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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. Caroline Anderson" <lbernard@mohawkschools.org>
Reply-To: mrs.carolineanderson1@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:11:06 -0700
Subject: My Beloved Friend!!!

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of 14.4 where anything above 4.3 is spam.

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Subject: My Beloved Friend!!!
To: Recipients <lbernard@mohawkschools.org>
From: "Mrs. Caroline Anderson" <lbernard@mohawkschools.org>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:11:06 -0700
Reply-To: mrs.carolineanderson1@hotmail.com


My Beloved Friend,
=

I apologize if this email comes to you as an unsolicited mail, but I hope t=
hat peace is with you as you read this letter. my intuition tells me that I=
can trust you with my proposition. I received your contact through my emai=
l directory and my inner voice suggested that I send this money to you. Thi=
s correspondence is purely private, and it should be treated as such. I hav=
e reposed higher confidence in your ability to handle this matter perfectly=
for my sake. I am Mrs. Caroline Anderson, from United State Of America. I =
married to Mr. Greg Anderson who worked with TOTAL OIL AND GAS PETROLEUM CO=
MPANY in London UK for 21 years before his sudden death, My Husband died af=
ter a brief illness that lasted for only seven days.

You know how painful it is for someone to lose a loved one. We are all mort=
als and we don=E2=80=99t live so long and that's it, I know that not many c=
an state this fact, but before my husband died, he left me the total sum of=
$6.5 Million United States Dollars, And he made me a promise that this fun=
ds should be used for Humanitarian work and Real Estate Investment, While y=
ou also take 35% of the money for your help. We have no child, and my husba=
nd didn't want any of his brother or sister to inherit this fund due to the=
ir greed and wicked mind. This money is currently being held by the bank, a=
waiting the proper recipient. It is up to me to decide who will gain access=
to it. If you promise me that you will use the funds to achieve the wish o=
f my late Husband and I, then I will instruct the bank to release the conte=
nts of the vault in your name without any delay, So I want you to use this =
fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to endeavor th=
at the house of God is maintained.

I am a widow and a devoted Christian, and I have been suffering from arthri=
tis, Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next two mon=
ths due to the cancer and many other sickness surrounding my body. I am cur=
rently confined to a wheelchair, and waiting for God to call me, and I am n=
ot afraid of death hence I know where I am going, Also i have been touched =
by the Lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to ch=
arity for the good work of humanity, I will be going for another operation =
next week and it is (50/50 chance of survival) and I have decided to Will/D=
onate the total funds to you for the good work of God and also for the assi=
stance of the widows/widowers according to (JAMES 1:27), And Bible made us =
to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth.

My Dear, i believe this is a great opportunity to any one, so If you agree =
to use the money as i did explain to you above, I will need your full detai=
ls both phone number so that i can forward it to my Doctor whom will direct=
you to the Bank for the claim, once again I don't want a situation where b=
y my late husband=E2=80=99s efforts will be used in an unGodly way.
=

God bless you as you walk in the light and glory.
=

Please Kindly send your reply to my private email address: mrs.carolineande=
rson1@hotmail.com
=

Thanks
=

Yours in Vineyard,
Mrs. Caroline Anderson
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