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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: Christine Lagarde <mailofffiiicees@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkunpongofficeimf@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 11:02:06 +0100
Subject: Dear Trusted in God

Dear Trusted in God,

My name is Mrs Rebecca Hussein i am from London UNITED KINGDOM, i am a sick
widowed suffering from cancer and from all indication my condition is
deteriorating and its quite obvious that i might not live long, because the
cancer stage is now very severe.

My husband Mr Mohamed Hussein Hanadi died in a air crash on the 31st
October 1999 in an Egyptian airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on
board You can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC
WORLD NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm and my
only daughter died in the London BOMB ATTACK. My late husband is a very
wealthy and after his death, i inherited the sum of $18,000,000.00 (
Eighteen Million United State Of American Dollars) which i have managed
all these while before i became sick and diagnose to die soon. This
18,000,000.00 is deposit with a security bank.

I am contacting you with regard to my last wish, i want 35% of the fund
used to open a foundation for cancer in my name 30% for motherless babies
less privilege and homeless and 35% will be for you because of your help
and any other process you might undergo in caring out my wish.

Please i seek your utmost trust to help me accomplish this wish, please if
you know that you will go against my wish as stated above do not reply me
for God sake and remember GOD is watching us. and please know that without
God every thing is vanity upon vanity. I will wait to read from you, Please
contact me on my email mrsrebeccahussein37@gmail.com

Your Beloved in God, Rebecca Hussein.

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