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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Catherine David James" <gracetapia0@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Catherine David James" <catherinejames930@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:41:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs.Catherine David James.


>From Mrs.Catherine David James.

How
are you and your family, I'm sorry for bagging into your privacy, My
name is Mrs. Catherine James the wife of Late Eng. David Peter James 
I'm 53 years old we are from Jordan, I just want to take this
opportunity to ask for your favor and also to let you know that I am
interested in investing and in handling over a truck box that was
deposited in a security company here by my late husband into your care
as a family friend since age is not by my side anymore.
We married
for 19 years without a child of our own that will inherit it and now am
in sick bed in hospital don't no what will happen next as am talking to
you now, and that is why i prayed and ask for direction for an honest
person with good understanding that i can handle over the truck box into
his or Her care and it will be used as am going to instruct as the wish
of my Late husband.

Your honest Could be of great help for me,
please reply me back with your complete information, such as your full
name, phone number and your home address as well a copy of your passport
or ID card so I can give you more details regarding this opportunity, I
have the sum of Four million’s Five Hundred Thousand  USD in that Truck
box  that was deposited in the security Company here in Ivory Coast and
naver forget that my late husband declare it to the security company
that the contant of the truck box is family valuable and important
document's so naver you let them that the content is money for security
reason and mind you that it is only you and i know's that the truck box
conatin's money and i want that to remain the same as a screat.
I
want you to use this money according to the desire of my late Husband,
to use it for the help of the Less privileged, orphaned, and use it to
propagate the work of God. I want you to know that I took this decision
because I don't have any child of my own that will inherit this money,
and I don't want this money to be used in an ungodly ways, I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always
remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer
Surgery. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I have stated
herein, Hope to receive your urgent reply.

Best Regard.
Mrs Catherine David James.

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