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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. Juliet Oliver Young" <julietoliver@young.com>
Reply-To: mrsjoliveryoung@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:43:47 +0100
Subject: Warmly Greeting Dear Sir/Madam



Warmly greeting Dear Sir/Madam,

Please forgive me if my plead sounds a little strange or unbelievable
to you. I am Mrs. Juliet Oliver Young by name sending you this mail
from my hospital bed, I got your contact from the internet through a
help of a nursing friend who help me search the internet for a company
or someone who will help me utilize this wealth the way I am going to
instruct him or her, I humbly ask you to give me your attention and
hear me alright; Once again my name is Mrs. Juliet Oliver Young from
Sierra- Leone, I am married To Dr. Edward William-Uwen Young who
worked with Texaco Oil Company in Nigeria for a
period of 17 years before he died.

We were married for 9 years without a child before he died after a
brief illness, Since his death I decided not to re-marry due to my
religious belief, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of US$47. 5 Million Dollars (Forty Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand
United State American Dollars) Presently this money is still with the
Bank and the management wrote me an email as the beneficiary to come
forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authority to
somebody to receive it on my behalf, I am presently in a hospital
where I have been undergoing treatment for Cancer of the lungs, I have
since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have
only a few months to live so I decided to use the money for charity
purposes.

After having known my condition I decided to donate this money to an
organization or God fearing person that will utilize this money the
way I am going to instruct him or her, I want you to use this money
for churches, Charity organization, orphanages, widows and other
people that are in need, I took this decision because I don't have any
child that will inherit this money, Moreover my husband relatives are
not close to me since I develop a Cancer problem and it had been their
wish to see me dead in order to inherit his wealth
since we have no Child, These people are not worthy of this
inheritance, This is why I am taking this decision.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
ill-health, As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the
contact of the Bank in Ghana where this money is deposited, I will
also issue a letter
of authorization to the bank that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this money, I also want you to always put me in prayer
All I hope is that you will not betray this trust and confident I am
about to impose on you.

Any delay in your reply may give me room to look for another good
person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated.

Hoping to receive your response soonest
Thanks and Remain,
Mrs. Juliet Oliver Young

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