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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: Jennifer Walter <walterjennifer26@gmail.com>
Reply-To: walterjennifer37@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:57:08 +0100
Subject: I AM MRS. JENNIFER WALTER

DEAREST FRIEND, AM SORRY I CONTACTED YOU OVER THE INTERNET, THAT IS
BECAUSE ITS THE ONLY MEANS I COULD US TO REACH YOU AFTER GOING THROUGH
YOUR PROFILE ON GOOGLE

I AM MRS. JENNIFER WALTER FROM NAMIBIA 64 YEARS OLD, 5FIT TALL
FAIR, MARRIED TO A BRITISH MAN. I WAS BROUGHT UP FROM A MOTHERLESS
BABIES HOME IN USA WAS MARRIED TO MY LATE HUSBAND FOR THIRTY YEARS
WITHOUT A CHILD, MY LATE HUSBAND DIED IN A FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT 8YEARS
AGO.

I CAME TO INTERNET, BECAUSE I HARD ABOUT THE POVERTY RATE IN THE WHOLE
WORLD TODAY, AND ALSO NEED A FRIEND I COULD TRUST, TO HELP ME SEE THE
NEED OF LESS-PRIVILEGES IN YOUR COUNTRY I AM DEAF SUFFERING FROM A
LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST WHICH ALSO AFFECTED MY BRAIN, ACCORDING
TO MY DOCTORS THEY HAVE ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR THE NEXT
ONE MONTHS, THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD
STAGE. SINCE MY HEALTH WILL ONLY TAKE THE GRACE OF GOD TO TO BE ALIVE
TILL 2 MONTHS TIME I HAVE DECIDED TO INVEST MY LATE HUSBANDS FUND
WORTH OF USD$5M DEPOSITED WITH HSBC BANK LONDON ENGLAND TO THE POOR.IT
IS MY LAST WISH TO SEE
THAT THIS MONEY IS INVESTED TO ANY ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE AND
DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR AMONG THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION, THE POOR AND THE
MOTHERLESS BABIES' HOME IN YOUR COUNTRY. GET BACK TO ME FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU
MRS. JENNIFER WALTER

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