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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: "Stephenia Goodness Goodwill" <puredarlene@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 23:18:39 -0000
Subject: Important information for you based on the Truth






Hello dear, Important information for you based on the Truth



My name is Stefny Goodness Goodwill.

Before I summoned courage to write this letter to you, I fasted and prayed
for days for God's intervention so that you will understand that this my
mail is as a result of my present condition and not a bad letter.



I know that you may be sceptical to receive this letter from me because you
do not know me in person.

I also know that it may be hard to believe that someone who do not know you
could want to go into joint venture business with you.

I want you to know that this is a true Life situation and circumstance and
desire for you to help me and help yourself by accepting to collaborate with
me to receive some money transfer from a bank where my Father deposited some
money before his death.

My Father use to work for a former African Head of State on special duties.

As the only Child of my late Parents, my Father's Brothers want me dead so
that they will share my inheritance which made me to run away from my
Father's house and now in hiding in a Reverend Sister's convent from where
I am writing this email to you,

and since then I have been living in hiding , facing hardship and suffering
Depression, Anxiety, Grief & loss, Navigating life transitions and
Spirituality/issues of faith.



Because of my present predicament at my age, I decided to do something
unusual and quietly to save my life and my inheritance, and have vowed to
use the last blood in my vein to strive and send this money abroad in order
to secure it and to stop those wicked Uncles of mine that want to forcefully
take my inheritance from me.

I will prefer to loose this money trusting you than to allow this wicked
relatives of my Father to forcefully deny me of my inheritance and kill me.



As an orphan that I have become, I urgently need your help to allow me to
use your name to request the Bank to transfer my inheritance out to you as
my Trustee and Investment Manager so that they will agree to transfer my
inheritance money abroad into your personal/company account for investment.



The money is US$17.5 Million, and I will be glad to offer you 15% of the
total sum for your assistance.

Please it is important you reply my mail urgently to confirm if you are
interested in my offer or not so that we can proceed.

I essentially need you to come in as my Foreign Trustee because of the fact
that the purpose of the deposit is for Foreign investment/projects, which I
learn that I cannot claim the money locally.



Please give me more information about you, your CV and Identities to show
that you are interested in my proposal.

As soon as the money is received by you, I will arrange to come down to your
Country to save my life and continue with my education.

I will give you more information, and documents as soon as I read from you.

Please because of my email alert, always send your reply to my
stefgoodnessgoodwill@gmail.com

God bless you for your understanding and assistance.

Yours truly,

Stefny Goodness Goodwill

stefgoodnessgoodwill@gmail.com






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