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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: "Mr.Widow Anfisa Jones" <webxxxxx25768xxxxx@att.net>
Reply-To: widowjones12@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:25:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary




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Attention: Beneficiary

I am a Widow Anfisa Jones. My late husband was the formal chief financial
officer of Thailand Oil and Gas Ltd. 2012, we lived together in Bangkok
Thailand (Asia), He was killed during the riot which took place in
Bangkok, Thailand between red shirt and black shirt in 2014. Dear it took
me a time to summon courage before mailing you, am suffering from long
time cancer, my condition is serious and according to my late husband's
doctor, I might not survive it. Before the death of my husband, he
deposited Seven million Five hundred thousand dollars (USD$7.5M) with
ACCOUNT NUMBER #8877990988.

After disclosing this secret to me in his hospital bed, he gave me a
certificate of deposit he used in Depositing Fund, he told me that the
reason why he told me about this secret fund was because after his death,
he knows his family will not allowed me to inherit any of his wealth or
property, because I don't have a child for him, my late husband told me
that I can get the fund claim through the help of a foreigner.

It's obvious my disease is critical, I'm scared and I want the fund used
for investments between you and me, I prayed to God and asked him to
direct an honest person who will receive this fund and use it along with
me for the things that will celebrate the name of God, after my prayers, I
decided to contact you.

Please, I will appreciate you send the following information to enable my
late husband attorney Barr Rob Wantana who will stand as your
representative here in Thailand, to assist in process and obtain all the
necessary documents that will backup your claim.

1. your full name.
2. Your contact address.
3. Your telephone/fax numbers for prompt communication.
I await to here your urgent reply.
Thanks and God bless you.

Mr.Widow Anfisa Jones

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