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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 Hillary Anthony <cohencokee@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hillary.anthony@barid.com
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:46:55 +0100
Subject: Greetings to you

Hello my dearest Friend,

Compliment of the day.

My name is Mrs. Hillary Anthony I am a dying woman who had decided to
donate what I have labored for since my life to you. You maybe
wondering why I choose you. But someone has to be chosen. I am 59
years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 2 years ago, immediately
after the death of my husband, who had left me everything he worked
for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from
my late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allowing
relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds ungodly. they
butchered my beloved husband with Cutlers. I have decided to invest
the sum of $12,500,000 (Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars)
Which he deposited in a Security Company on his name, in your care for
the upbringing of my children.

They are too young and they need be taking care of when I die. At the
moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact that my
relatives are ritualist, they don't know God, that is why I need you
to do this work for me. Please use the funds well and always extend
the good work to others.

PLEASE HELP ME OUT OF THIS MISERABLE AND SORROWFUL LIFE THAT WE ARE IN
NOW, I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN TO BE DESTITUTE WHEN I DIE.

So Kindly Contact with Rev. JOE PATEL and instruct him how to send the
amount to you. His email address ( joepatel@yandex.com ) Please kindly
Call him on phone as soon as you receive this mail to notify him, so
that he can arrange the release of the funds to you. Please kindly
forward the followings to him, your full name and address, your phone
and fax lines, your profession and position, your country of origin,
your age, your marital status, numbers of children, this will enable
him to know you better before he will release the money to you.

Please note, that he is not the one that choose you for this work
rather he will be a guide to you, therefore don't use any abusing word
on him he is an ordained priest, I am the one choosing you to help me
accomplish to invest this money properly for my children, because I
can die at any time now.

Make sure that you invest this fund for my children very well. I know
i have never met you before, but my mind tells me to do this,and I
hope you act sincerely.

so feel free and get in touched with Rev. JOE PATEL and instruct him
on how to send the amount to you.


With Deep Love,
Hillary Anthony(Mrs).
(WIDOW)

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