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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 Anita Asanka <nwbk0001@outlook.com>
Reply-To: pagelink1010@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:55:56 +0000
Subject: It is by the grace of God

Dear Beloved,

It is by the grace of God that I write you, having known the truth; I
had no choice than to do what is lawful and just in the sight of God
for eternal life and in the

sight of man for witness of God & His Mercies and glory upon my life.
I am Mrs. Anita Asanka , the wife of Mr. Asanka both citizens of the
Ghana Accra. My husband

worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Russia for twenty years before he
died in the year 2007. My husband until his death was a very hard
working man with so much love for

people in need. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
$7.5 Million USD (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand USD) in a
Financial House in (South Africa to be precise). The management just
wrote me as the be The management just wrote me as the beneficiary
that the account is DORMANT and if
I,the beneficiary of the funds, do not re-activate the account; the
funds will be CONFISCATED or I rather issue a letter of authorization
to somebody to receive it on

my behalf,because of my ill health.



Presently, I'm in a hospital in South Africa, where I have been
undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I want someone, who is
God-fearing to use this money to fund

churches, orphanages and widows, I await your quick response to this
mail as this is my last wish to see this funds transferred before my
death.



May God Bless you,

Mrs Anita Asanka





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