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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: Martha Young <marthayoung002@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Martha Young <martha_young11@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2014 14:43:30 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT


Dear Friend,

Good day to you

May the goodness of the Lord be upon you and your family in Jesus name, I really do not know why you did not respond to my previous e mail to you about my predicament I therefore had to send you this reminder.

My name is Martha Young from United Kingdom but currently hospitalized in Netherlands for now due to ill health that has eaten deep on me for over 2 years ,I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast coupled with very high blood pressure and Asthma ,from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that I may not live for the next six months according to the expertise test carried on me,this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage that there is nothing else they can do medically to save me.

I was married to my husband Mr Lawson Young for seven years though he is deceased now as a result of gun injuries he sustained in the hands of the dreaded terrorists group operating in Nigerian known as BOKO HARAM ,unfortunately my only son who would have taken the position of the Next of kin/Heir died one month ago because he was a sickle cell patient  from birth My husband won a contract with the shell company in Nigeria in 2011 .Since his death I have never known peace because the General Manager and some staff of my late husband's businesses who are Nigerians are after what he left behind which he sincerely WILLED to me.  Almost all the funds he made are deposited with a bank in Nigeria , because of the unknown hence my health has so much deteriorated to a hopeless condition I decided to sale all my inherited belongings including some of the houses he built while in Nigeria , funds and deposited all which came up to the sum of 10 million dollars with a bank in Nigeria.

Presently, I am in Netherlands and this money is still with the bank in Nigeria.
Recently the maanagement of the bank notified me to come forward and claim my funds because it has overstayed or rather issue a Letter of Authorization to someone I trust to receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over because of my illness or the Federal Government of Nigeria  will likely confiscate it according to the prevailing financial laws.


Presently and fortunately I have access to a laptop which belongs to one of the Medical Doctors handling my health case in Netherlands which made it possible to reach you for this co-operations .In view of this and not knowing what could happen tomorrow I am afraid of leaving this funds in the hands of my husbands wicked staff who want me dead or the bank hence It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless babies home.

Having perceived that you are a God fearing person after praying to God to direct me to a trust worthy person , I want you also use this money to fund orphanages and widows, I took this decision, before I rest in peace because my time will soon be up.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in Nigeria for the process of this transfer. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

In your response please send the following ,Contact telephone number __Contact Address ____Age___Occupation______ marital status

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Waiting for your reply through my e mail : martha_young11@aol.com


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