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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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Fraud email example:

From: Lansbury S <susan_lansbury@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Lansbury S <lansburysusan@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 12:59:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I FINDE YOU BY THE GRACE OF GOD


 I FINDE YOU BY THE GRACE OF GOD  

May our good Lord bless you,reward you for your going out andyour coming in through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.
Greetings. I am Mrs. Susan Lansbury, a widow to late Bedie Lansbury, i am 55 years, i am  suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i won't live long, according to my doctors, this is because the cancer  has gotten to a very worst stage.
My late husband and my only child died five years ago, his death was politically motivated. My late husband was a business man who was running his cocoa business in Cote D'Ivoire and after his death i became the next of kin. My doctors has advised me that i may not live long any more. I decided to give part of our money to Charity, as our own contribution to the less Privileged across the Globe. I collected your address during my desperate search on the internet.
I am donating the sum of Three Million seven hundred thousand  United States Dollars to the less privileged. As a token of my love to the less Privilege all over the World.
If you respond, i will forward to you all the information's that will lead to the released of the Fund in the bank
here to your would be account. I pray that this money if released to you, will achieve it's purpose. This is thebest anybody can do for God's sake and Humanity.
I will wait your mail for further details.reply to lansburysusan@yahoo.comYour Faithfully.Mrs. Susan Lansbury

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