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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: "In good faith.. Emily alexander " <emilyalexander939@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "In good faith.. Emily alexander " <emily.alexander35@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:05:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE


Hi Dear,
Greetings to you in the most wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His richest blessings be upon you Shall forever. I am Emily alexander, I am 51 years old from America but i live in ghana, i am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs Which so affected my brain, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite Obvious that, accor ding to my doctors advised me theyhave did i May not live for the next two months, this is: because the cancer stage Has gotten to a very bad stage. I was up from a motherless babies brought` home, was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child. My husband died in a fatal motor accident. Before his death we were true Christians.
Since his death I Decided not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and Deposited the sum of $ 18.5million dollars with a Security Company as a family treasure. Presently, this money is quiet with them.
Presently, I'm with my laptop 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 I did have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money is invested in did any organization of your choice and distributed Each year among the charity Organizations, the poor and the motherless babies home where I come from. I want you a God fearing, so to use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows.
I took this decision, before I rest in peace: because my time will soon be up. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security Company in GHANA. I also want to issue you a letter of authority thatwill prove you as the new beneficiary of my family treasure ($ 18.05) Please Assure me you did want to act accordingly as I Stated in. I shall wait at your prayerful reply.
Thanking you in His precious name.
   Emily alexander
emily.alexander35@yahoo.com

In good faith..

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