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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "m.lucero@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: MONICA LUCERO <b.mossfrank@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:35:29 +0200
Subject: CHARITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
>From Sister Monica Lucero
U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy
PSC 827 Box 1000 Italy
E-mail: m.lucero@yandex.com
Beloved ,
I am Sister Monica Lucero from Italy. I married to Engr. Emmanuel Lucero
,Italian National who worked with the United Nations for nine years
before he died in 2012. I am seeking a partner to help me distribute the
sum of $10.7 Million Dollars (Ten Million Seven
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to a charity organization within
your country. I am a widow to a late Engr. Emmanuel Lucero and i have
recently been diagnosed with Cancer. Due to my illness, I will be
undergoing extreme surgeries, which hence the reason
why I am looking for a trustworthy partner that has a direct mind to
accomplish similar goals with charities. Currently, the fund is still in
the security company up-till date for safe keeping.
I have decided to donate this fund to less privileged ones and want this
money to be utilize the way I would recommend due to my ill-health. I
took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit
this money and my late husband relatives will
miss-use the money in their own way as I do not want my husband's
efforts to be in vain or used wrongly.
I do not need a telephone communication in this regard because of my
health hence the presence of my husband's relatives around me always and
I do not want them to know about this development. As soon as I get an
answer from you I will give you contact of the
security company .Please do pray for me. My happiness is that I lived a
life worthy Christian. Please reply me if you can assist me to
distribute my funds and I am willing to give you 10% for your time and
effort. Please contact me via my personal email address
above if you are interested.
Kind regards
Sister Monica Lucero
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