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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: Anna Coleman <coleman.anna26@yahoo.in>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2014 17:44:40 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear My ($4,860,000.000) Donation

Hello My Dear.


Greetings to you in the name of our lord Jesus Christ, I know that this
message will appear as a surprise to you that we barely know but the grace
of God directed me to you and I wish you read this message and be blessed
in name of the Lord. I have a brain tumor, I suffer terribly at the moment.
My doctor just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health
therefore condemned to certain death. Currently, I have exhausted all my
savings for my medical care.

But I do have some funds for my charity project, these funds are deposited
in a fixed deposit in a local bank here in Benin. purposed for charitable
foundation. My marital status is such that I'm single because I lost my
Husband for over 9 years now and unfortunately we have not had a child
together, which I am no one to leave my legacy . Therefore, to release my
funds I would like to make a donation so that there is no stiff tax on my
money.

To this I would so graceful and in order to help the poor to give what
amounts to said legacy worth Four million, Eight Hundred and Sixty Thousand
dollars($4,860,000.000) to enable you to establish a charitable foundation
in my memory so that the grace of God be with me until my last home so I
can receive an honorable place with the Lord our father.

I have no fear because before contacted you, i have for several nights
prayed for the Lord Jesus Christ to give me the contact of a trusted person
to whom I can entrust this matter and it is the result of why I am doing
research that allowed me to contact you through this site.

Know that you can keep half of the money for yourself and the rest will be
used to create a charitable foundation in my memory and a federation in the
fight against cancer and also build orphanages. I would have the following
information: Your name and first name, your exact address and your
permanent telephone contact so I can forward them to my lawyer to appear
that you perform the procedure under deal.

I count on your goodwill and especially on the proper use of these funds
have something I do not doubt because I have great confidence in you that
God may guide me toward you.

Awaiting your news, receive my cordial and fraternal greetings.
Yours Sincerely
Ms Anna Coleman
Phone no. +22965510347

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