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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 DEBORAH E PARRBOAT <webdaqw1@yahoo.co.za>
Reply-To: MRS DEBORAH E PARRBOAT <estherboatengg@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:53:26 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello My Dear Beloved.



HELLO MY DEAR BELOVED.
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: estherboatengg@hotmail.com
I AM MRS. DEBORAH E. PARBOAT FROM REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, BORN IN THE STATE OF OHIO USA. I AM LEGALLY MARRIED TO MR. HILARY PARBOAT, A SOUTH AFRICACITIZEN BORN BROUGHT UP IN  SWITZERLAND, I LIVED IN SWITZERLAND WITH MY HUSBAND FOR32 YEARS BEFORE WE MOVED DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1985 AFTER MY HUSBAND’SRETIREMENT IN 1984, I AM 71 YEARS OLD BY THE  GRACE OF GOD. I AM A GOD FEARING PERSON,AND I RESPECT HUMANITY AND NATURE. I AM SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME (ILLNESS) CANCER OF THE BREAST. THIS ILLNESS (SICKNESS) HAS TROUBLED ME FOR ALONG TIME.
ALL INDICATIONS FROM MY DOCTOR THAT MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING ANDGETTING WORSE; AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOULDN’T LIVE MORE THAN THREEMONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO MEDICALANALYSIS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGETHAT AND THERE IS NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN. MY DEAR HUSBANDWAS INVOLVED IN THE JANUARY 2000 KENYA AIRWAYS PLANE CRASHED AS YOU CAN SEE ONTHE NEWS LINE WEB SITE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm)
40 YEARS PERIOD OF MARRIAGE LIFE, AND WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD, MY LATEHUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED SOME PART OF HISBUSINESS AND MONEY IN THE BANK. THE DOCTOR HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVEFOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS AND WARN ME TO STOP THINKING OVER WHO ISGOING TO INHERIT ME AND THE WEALTH. BASED ON THAT, TODAY I HAVE DECIDED TODONATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LESSPRIVILEGES, CHARITY HOMES, AND ORPHANAGE HOMES AND TO THOSE DISPLACED BY WARS GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE-EAST AND AROUND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. I MADE THIS DECISION AFTER LISTINGTO THE NEWS LINE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY DONATED HER FORTUNE ANDWEALTH UPON HER DEATH,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8o-e-iLsUM

I CHOOSE YOU AFTER VIEWING YOURPROFILE INFORMATION AND I HAVE THE CONFIDENT IN YOU BECAUSE I HAVE PRAYED FORME TO REACH AND CONTACT YOU ONE DAY AND I AM HAPPY THAT IT HAS COME TO REALITY.I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $20.5MILLIONU.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED OF WHICH YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE INTAKING CARE OF THE DISBURSEMENT AND SHARING OF THIS MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS THATI WILL APPOINT IN YOUR COUNTRY. MEANWHILE, YOU WILL ALSO GET 30% OF THE MONEY WHICH WILL BE; SIX MILLION AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSANDDOLLARS ($6,150,000.00), AS YOURCOMPENSATION FOR HELPING ME FULFILL THIS DESIRE OF DONATION.  PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THATTHIS FUND IS STILL IN THE BANK WHERE MY LATE HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT. I AM GOINGTO ADVICE MY BANKER TO CHANGE MY LAST WILLTO YOUR NAME AND FILE IN AN APPLICATIONFOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THISMONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN IFI MAY BE LATE THEN OR ALIVE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTHACQUISITION IS NOT ALWAYS THE FINAL THING IN LIFE OR DEATH IF YOU DO NOT HELPPEOPLE AS WELL WHEN THEY NEED IT.  PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT EVERYDOCUMENT WILL BE CHANGED TO YOUR NAME AND THE MONEY WILL RIGHTFULLY BELONG TOYOUR NAME AS QUICKLY AS I GET YOUR REPLY. I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THEFUND WILL BE USED TO HELP THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE, Reply to me as soon as you get this message throughthis email: estherboatengg@hotmail.com
MAY GOD’S grace guide and see you through as youhelp me in the fulfillment of this desire. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.PLEASE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, WRITE TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: Reply me through this email: estherboatengg@hotmail.com  I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.
REGARDS,MRS. DEBORAH ESTHER PARRBOAT.



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