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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: Mary K Hall <waelabdulall@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <hailmary1950@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 04:33:50 -0500
Subject: God Bless With You........


Hi...I am Mrs. Mary K Hall by name. As you read this, I don't want you
to feel sorry for me. Because i believe everyone will die someday!
Somewhere! Somehow! . I worked with BP and also a musician for over
decades i have diagnosed with Esophageal cancer after six of my
retirement. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now
i have both a few months to live, according to medical experts.I have
not particularly lived my life so well, as i never really cared for
anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was
never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my
business as that was the only thing i cared for. But now i regret all
this as i now know that there is more to life that just wanting to have
or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a
second chance to come to this world i would live my life a different way
from now i have lived it. At the end I discovered on my hospital bed
that the world is "vanity" upon "vanity" after labor on earth i never
had any child to inherit all my wealth that i had worked for both home
and abroad. This what motivates me willed and given most of my property
and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few
close friends. I want God to be mercifully me and accept my soul for
eternal rest.
I have decided to will also to charity organizations,
as i want this to be one of the good deeds i do on earth, so far, i have
distributed money to some Charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria
and Malaysia.Now that my health has deteriorated so badly. I cannot do
this my self anymore. I once asked members of my family to close of my
account and distribute the money which i had in the account to charity
organization in Bulgaria and Pakistan's, they refused and kept the money
to themselves. Hence my lawyer notify me of this acts by family i do
not trust them anymore, as they seems not to be contented with that i
have left for them.
The last of my money which no one knows of is the
huge cash deposit of $7.5 m (Seven million Five Hundred Thousand) that i
have with a bank in United Kingdom abroad. I will Inquire you to help
me for the collection of this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations you know in your country that is why i have decided to
make a contact with you. I have set aside 15% for you for your time and
patience while 5% for my medical bills and 80% for the whole
missions.
I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without heaven is
vanity and i hope you will agree with this also.Please reply me with
Trust and honest as soon as you receive this message at
(hailmary1950@hotmail.com).

God bless with you.

Mrs. Hall

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