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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. Regina Abba." <wangjun@cn-huazhong.com>
Reply-To: <reginaabba@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:13:02 -0300
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I am Mrs. Regina Abba. I am originally from Croatia but I was married to my late
husband from Bahrain. My Husband died late last year from an unknown illness
which I believe was poison because of his opposition to the ruling dynasty
policies. We were married for seventeen years without a child because my husband
was impotent. My husband was rich and from the ruling family but fell out with
his people because he married me a Christian and because they believed I was the
cause of his non productive problem. Immediately my husband died, his relatives
confiscated all known assets and fund leaving me with nothing. Recently, a
finance house contacted me and told me that my husband deposited some sum of
money with them and that I can claim it. I spoke with the director of the
finance house and explained my situation to him and he accepted to help me move
the fund abroad.

The truth of the matter is that I do not need the money because I was diagnosed
of cancer and I have few months to live. I also do not want my husband’s
relations to claim the fund least they use it in a devilish manner. I have
therefore decided to donate the fund to an individual or organization that will
use the fund for charity. If you are interested send me your direct telephone
number and address and I will immediately inform my attorney to work out the
modalities and ensure the release of the fund to you. I can assure you that this
will be hundred percent risks free and legitimately done.

I am waiting to hear from you urgently.

Regards,
Mrs. Regina Abba.

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