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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: "Luisa Kaufmann" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <luisafritzmann34@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 22:00:20 -0500
Subject: Hallo liefste

Dear friend,


My name is Luisa Kaufmann,i am German and I have a tumor in the head
I've decided that my husband's life savings, he left me to donate a third party a wohltaetige purposes. I am now 59 years old and about 2 years ago, shortly after the death of my husband was with me diagnostiziert.Vor cancer 20 years ago I moved here with my husband to United States.

But in all the time, no one has found who has earned my trust. And now that I'm sick I see in the eyes of alleged friends as they are just waiting for the death I give them the 13 million euros which my husband has left me with one another konnen.Aber divide I will not zulassen.Und if it the last thing I do.

When I die, the only heir of all money my stepson,
with his father, my husband was Divided his life.
He has terrorized us all these years. And au?erdem he is not a good person. Someone who runs a brothel can not be a good person.
You may be wondering why I have you chosen. But someone has to do it for me, because I can not even veranlassen.Es is my wish that 70% of the money will be donated to cancer research as soon as it is successfully arrived with you the best of intentions, and thus without the knowledge of my stepson from its range reaches ist.Die remaining 30% you can for your effort to keep.
I was touched by the Lord and His love offnete my heart and eyes. I asked the Lord to forgive me for my sins, and I think he did it because he is merciful. I have a surgery in two weeks and the doctor assured me a 50/50 chance that I'll survive it.

This is my last attempt which my husband hard earned money aside to bewahren.Davon against abuse by his son he needs it nicht.Im moment I can lead your calls, due to the fact that my friend from pre partway worry all the time about me crawling around, and because the doctor does not allow me to use a cell phone.

I've got a state to write this message I have only my cute nurse verdankendie me a Internetcaf? here in close hat.Gestern shown has visited our family lawyer. Luckily no one else was there to so I could have him calmly in my project einweihen.Er assure me that he prepare everything for the transaction and the change of my last will wird.Eigentlich I have not so secret but I want to keep the personal reasons that no one learns before my death.
Because if that happens, the stress caused thereby will rob me of my last life energy. If they are convinced that they are up to the challenge then please respond as quickly as Moglich.Doch I do not know how much time I have left. In all cases I wish you that love the Lord commitments anywhere exercise in your life, and may guide you on the path of knowledge.

God be with you
love Regards
Luisa Kaufmann

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