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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. Lim Annas." <mrslimannas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Lim Annas." <mrs.limannas@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:34:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: I need your urgent respond.


 COMPLEMENT.

My dear, how are you today? considering the fact that we don't know each other, please i must apologize for any embarrassment it may caused you, I got your email ID from your country's guest book and prayed fervently before I took this courage to write you, My husband who could have handled the process of executing my WILL & TESTAMENT to you on my behalf died last year after an illness.

I am Mrs. Lim Annas, 48 years old, a widow with no child and my late husband who had cardiovascular condition and died of cardiac arrest, am suffering from protracted cancer of the lung/liver which has also affected part of my brain cells due to its complications, my condition has deteriorated and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that i may not live for the next one and half months unless there is a divine intervention because the cancer has gotten to a critical and life threatening stage.

I crave your indulgence as someone who cares for the less-privileged as much as i do, to take it upon yourself and use this fund for the above mentioned purposes; I took this painstaking decision in other to help humanity in my little capacity before i rest in peace in heavenly bosom.

According to my physicians my time will soon be up. Please, I need your followings information urgently:

(1) Your full names: ================= (2) Personal or office contact address ================= (3) Cell phone#:============= (4) Private E-mail Address: =================

As soon as I receive your response with your above information, I shall use them to write a Letter of Authorization which I shall send to my bank and copy to you so that they will recognize your status as my next of kin and the Fund new beneficiary.

Please assure me that you will not treat this offer with levity but will rather give my request continued existence. Send your above information to my private email: "mrs.limannas@yahoo.co.uk" , Awaiting for your quick response while craving your appreciation of my predicament.

Yours sister,
Mrs. Lim Annas.

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