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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: isabel silva <isabelvicaro@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 13:17:31 +0200
Subject: SALVAGE


Beloved,

I am Mrs.Isabel Vicar, born in Madrid , Spain with e-mail address: (
isabelvicaro@mail.com ), my husband worked with gold exploration company in
India/Asia for 29 years. Before his death in February 2011 in Christchurch
earthquake in New Zealand, He deposited the sum of € 10,000,000.00 Euros
with a Bank in Spain. The Fund Was Meant To Open a charitable home for
the less privilege and named me his wife as the beneficiary of this trust
fund as the beneficiary of the funds but due to my present ill health I
prefer to rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it
on my behalf as I cannot come over due to my health condition.

I'm in a hospital in India/Asia now where I have been undergoing treatment
for esophageal cancer. I have since lost my ability to talk, and my doctors
have told me that I have only a few weeks to live. My husband's family want
me dead to acquire this wealth. I cannot live with the agony of entrusting
this huge responsibility to any of them as they are unbelievers. I want
these funds to be distributed to CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS. Please, help me
Stand-in as the beneficiary to collect the Funds from the Bank and
distribute to charity. I need honest and trust worthy individual that will
utilize this money in accordance with my instruction. I want the funds to
be used in funding religious organizations, orphanages and less privileged
propagating the word of God. I took this decision because I don't have any
child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are very unkind
to me and I don't want my husband’s hard earned money to be misused. I am
not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going
to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will
fight my course and I shall hold my peace.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank,
for them to process and transfer the funds to you. For legitimacy, you
will be issued a letter of authority that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you to always pray for me, any
delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another individual
for this same purpose.

I have discussed my intentions of making you my next of kin with my
pastor and father in Christ i.e. Rev Sermon Bartholomew and he is going to
work with the legal chamber and Bank to secure this funds in a very proper
and legal manner and he will make all arrangement in your name, as the
beneficiary of the funds and also my next of kin, i decided to bring in my
pastor and father in Christ to help procure the needed legal papers and
secure the funds in a very legal manner to the bank to be transferred to
you because it is him alone i can trust on this as he has been my pastor
for years and has always been a helper on me with prayers and my daily care.

REPLY TO: Mrs Isabel Vicaro.
EMAIL:isabelvicaro@mail.com
Remain Blessed,

Sincerely Yours.
Mrs Isabel Vicaro.
EMAI:isabelvicaro@mail.com

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