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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: Heather Wayne <secure@grandspencer.com>
Reply-To: heatherwayne202@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:34:57 +0000
Subject: Re:From Heather Wayne

Dear Friend,

My name is Miss Heather Seward,I am 26 years old, from London
-England, where I am schooling and work as a fashion designer for part
time job after my school. I am the only daughter of my parents my
father died on a fatal auto accident on his way to see my sick mother
at the hospital where shewas admitted for Cancer treatment, she also
died when she heard about the death of my father in same day at the
hospital.

Before the death of my father, he had willed part of his Real Estate
Business, Gas Stations and a total sum of £50,700,000.00(Fifty
Million,Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) to me. After the death
of my both parents, things became hard for me, paying my school fees,
putting food on the table and taking care of my other needs with my
fashion designer work which I do as a part time work after my school
can?t help, I went to the bank where my late father deposited the fund
on my behalf to with-draw money in other to take care of my self and
pay for my school fees with other bills.

I was shocked when the Bank Manager explained to me that I will not
be able to with-draw from the deposited money, because my father had
put a clause on the Will, which he used in depositing the fund with
them, saying that before I will be given access to the money, I will
either have to be 30 years old or if only I get married before the
age of 30 , in which case, my husband will be legible to collect the
money on my behalf by standing in as my late fathers next of kin to
claim the deposited fund on my behalf.

Today I am only 26 years old. And I have no access to the money till
I'm 30 years. So, I?m contacting you to stand as my husband to claim
this fund on my behalf and in case if you are married already, you can
still help me by standing in as my late father?s next of kin to the
deposited fund. So,please get back to me as to know how you will be
remunerated as I will part with 40% of the total sum ?50,700,000.00
(Fifty Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling),while 10% will
be mapped out for any expenses that we're to use to receive the money
from the deposited Bank.

Please remember that I am writing you this email purely on the ground
of trust so we can achieve this deal together. This transaction will
last fortwo weeks after you get back to me on how serious you are to
claim this fund on my behalf, please kindly get back to me through
this email: heatherwayne202@gmail.com

Yours Truly,
Heather Seward

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