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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 LORDSMAN <mrslordsman@godmail.dk>
Reply-To: elizalordsman@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:29:20 +0200
Subject:


Dear Good One,

I have gone through your profile and I have the heart to contact you
for this special assistance.

I am Mrs. Elizather Lordsman from Austrelia but presently in the
hospital for my operation. I married to late Mr Desmond Lordman,who
was the ambassador of AUS in Ivory Coast
.

We were posted to Ivory Coast for 12yrs mission in Ivory Coast, but it
was unfortunate that my late husband passed away without returning
back to our country alive. Due to I have engaged myself in the work of
the lord in this country; I decided to return back to continue the
fellowship of the lord by helping the charities organization,
basically the poor.

I have a donation to make which I will need your assistance to carry
it out for me, I will be 69 years old this coming October 17, a widow
and a servant of the Lord for the past 38 years in Ivory Coast,
Africa.

I inherited some money ($4.4million) from my late husband; I want to
give it out to Orphanage and Charity Organizations as a vow, which I
made before the Lord.\I have a lung and breast cancer and will be
going for my third operation next two weeks, though the doctor have
already confirmed that I will only last for some months but I am happy
and glad that the Lord has kept me safe and guided me to accomplish my
mission on earth. I will be happy to meet Him where He wants me to be.

This is the favour I need when you have gotten the money: -

Give 70% of the money to Charity organizations, orphanage homes and
Churches on my name so that my soul may rest in peace.
The remaining 30% should be for you and others that you would love to
assist. May God bless you and use you to accomplish my wish.




Pray for me always.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Elizaberth Lordman


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