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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: "Elizabeth Lordsman." <madam!@alice.it>
Reply-To: lordsmanelizabeth@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:12:50 -0300
Subject: Mrs. Elizaberth Lordman




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Dear Good One,

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

I am Mrs. Elizabeth Lordsman from Solomon Island but presently in the
hospital for my operation. I married to late Mr Desmond Lordsman,who was A
Gold and Cocoa dealer in West Africa, where the mineral is surplus.

We were in Africa for 12yrs in Ghana, 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 70 years old this coming October 17, a widow and a
servant of the Lord for the past 38 years in Ghana.

I inherited some money and gold ($7.4million) 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.

Reply me here on my email. lordsmanelizabeth@yahoo.com

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

Reply me here on my email. lordsmanelizabeth@yahoo.com

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