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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: mlcollins1234@hotmail.com
Reply-To: priobi210@mynet.com
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:21:35 +0300
Subject: $3,500,000 CHARITABLE OFFER

Greetings,

Greetings to you in the name of Almighty God, My name is Mrs. Lilian
Jodi Collins, a dying widow with cancer 68 years old, wife of late Engr.
Tom Collins a Gold Merchant and Industrialist, I am suffering from long
time Cancer of the breast, i may not live long as per Doctors
instruction, our marriage did not produce any child based on that
decided to WILL my wealth for betterment of less-privileged,i have a
CHARITABLE OFFER WORTH THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
$3,500,000.00 for you. reply with your details to Rev. James Anderson
through his email: priobi210@mynet.com jamesanders93@yahoo.com Tel
+447045786081 so that he will arrange on how the funds will be release
to you from the Bank through my account officer in Australia. The funds
will be release to you from the Bank for betterment of the
less-privilege in your area, take 10% of the total funds for your effort
in making sure that the funds are use for the betterment of the
less-privilege

Please always Pray for me

Remain blessed

Lillian Jodi

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