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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. Florence Joseph" <mrs.florencejoseph0147@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Florence Joseph" <mrsflorence.joseph@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:13:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Dear beloved one in Christ.


 Dear beloved,
 
I'm  Mrs. Florence Joseph from Utah,United State of America but presently in Nigeria, I am 81 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Silver have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next Three months, this is because the cancer stage has  reached a critical stage and my health is really worse now, I was brought up in an Orphanage home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Joseph for twenty years without any child can i trust you ?.
 
My husband  and Me are true Christian's, We lived all day in Nigeria, since he was working here as a contractor and got share's with Coca cola Company here, but quite  unfortunately, he died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashes none of his body was found.
 
Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad stage of health, I sold all our Inheritance belongings to me and my late husband Johnson Joseph and deposited all the total Sum of $5.5 Million United State dollars with the Skye bank Nigeria, and all our jewelries  Diamonds and Golds With the Bank Also As Well. My dearest beloved one in Christ can i trust you to distribute our life earns to the Motherless Homes and Churches and Haiti Suffering people ?
 
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in Nigeria. I will also issue a letter of authority to the bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soonest.
I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ
Mrs, Florence Joseph.

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