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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: Janice Beal <blendaikeya@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Janice Beal <jbealj@outlook.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:06:12 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello my dear.


Hello my dear.
My name is Mrs Janice Beal writing you from hospital bed, Therefore this message is very urgent. I have a donation to make which I will need your assistance to carry it out for me, I will be 62 years old this coming month, I'm a widow and a servant of the lord for the past 38 years in Ivory Coast. I have sum of $7.4 Million, Seven Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars with my late husband Mr. Edwards Beal, I want to give it out to Orphanages homes and Charity Organizations as a vow which I made before the lord.

I will send to you the contact of my lawyer who I have given the whole documents of this money in the bank upon your response. Note that any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another God fearing person or charity organization for the same purpose. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that "the Lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace say the Lord God. For I know that God is love and we have to show love to one another according to His commandment, Psalm 23:1 says" The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.

May God give you a good heart to assist me for the benefit of suffering children and use you to accomplish my wishes. I believe upon the word of God and i have no regret despite the condition i have found myself, because nothing is impossible with God.

Your sister in the Lord.
Mrs Janice Beal.

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