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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 Christana Festus <misslunaseba2010@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: Mrs Christana Festus <christanafestus@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:40:37 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Donation For Charity


Donation For Charity

I am Mrs.Christana Festus i have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defied all forms of medical
treatment, and Right now, I have only about a few months to live and I
want you to Transfer the sum of ( $3.400,000.00) united states dollars
to your account so you can assist me Distribute my funds to charity
homes in your country ,

I have set aside 30% for you and your
family keep while you donate 70% to the less privilage people,this will
be my last wish. There is no risk involved the fund belongs to me and i
will send you all the documents as soon as i hear from you.

I
will give you more details or full storry as soon as i receive your
reply as the fund was deposited with a bank. Please Can you keep it
secret?

With Regards,
Mrs.Christana Festus

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