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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: Gloria Santos <gloriasantos707@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:23:35 +0000
Subject: My Dear...


My Dear...

My name is Mrs. Gloria Santos from Haiti, I am 52yrs
old a widow, I don’t know how you will understand my predicament, what I
past true during the January 12 Earthquake disaster in my country, I
lost my husband, 2 daughters, mother, brothers and properties. My late
husband, Mr. E S Santos, died during the disaster. He was a big business
icon and philanthropist.

I want you to understand sincerely i
may not be very cleared to you but i know too well that death comet when
it want to come, i have to live on with life and give all that matters
to God,i mean being a born again christian,given my life to Christ has
been so appreciative to me,i understand God has a purpose for everyone
of us and that is why i am alive today,i lost my family, yes,it pains me
so much that i cant stop missing them,i suffer and i believe if you are
the right person to help me,then i will suffer pains no more,been
honest has been my bond and that is why my late husband married me,i am
honest and i am proud saying it.

Actually, I am born Angola and
married with my late husband who live in Haiti with me and my children,
my late husband was an icon and a very good man to good reputation,I was
so lucky that I traveled to Angola on that month of January 12
Earthquake disaster, hearing on the CNN news that there was an
Earthquake disaster ,I am going through pains over the deaths of my
family

Want To invest the money via your capabilities and fate,i
don't have friends,uncle,brother,sister,father,mother,to relate this
matter to, cos i am the only Surviving wife to the deceased,i cant work
with another person here in UK or Haiti cos of my life,i Survived today
is God's doing not mine,so you have to understand what our lord Jesus
Christ can offer to is blessed once,God has offered me life and i have
to move on,if only you will carry me along...

Good thing come's
when God has approved it,i mean,it is of the lord that i contacted you
and your response via helping me,it is necessary for you to understand
what and what this transaction is all about,listen,this is a risk free
transaction and of mutual benefit,my lawyer is going to work legal to
make sure that this transaction is legally achieved without any risk
involved,this transaction is 100% certified and approved for release of
funds to any foreign account,so my lawyer will work so importantly to
make sure that all legal documents that will bear your name as the new
beneficiary of the deposited funds $27.7million dollars are obtained
legally from the authorities,the law court of the united kingdom,the
legal documents will be send to you for your legal records accordingly

We have to trust in our own workaiabilities,we have to be security minded.

My
late husband Mr. E S Santos deposited the sum of $27.7million dollars
in the bank, before his death want to claim the money as his Surviving
wife.can you help me lay claims and have the funds transferred to your
bank account in your country?

This is a risk free transaction, I
will invest this money with you in your country for security reasons, I
will offer you 30% of the total sum, while 5% will be for any money
spent and 65% will be for investment purpose.

Furthermore, during
the banking process a change of ownership will be made on your name as
the new bonefide beneficiary of the deposited money and also a deed of
agreement will be prepared by a lawyer to avoid any breach of contract.

Please-click:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake-photos-video_n_421155.html and you will see how people where killed by the earthquake disaster.

Finally, to proceed with this transaction the following information will be needed accordingly.

1} your full name..........................................................................................
2] your postal house address................................................................................
3] phone/fax numbers if any..................................................................................
4} Occupation.................................................................................................
5} Age......................

please
do send your passport id or any identification for my verification and
as soon as i have your words that you are capable of handling this
transaction then i will contact my lawyer to communicate with you for
further proceedings of this transaction.

My private email: gloriasantos015@hotmail.com
May God bless you.

Yours

Gloria Santos

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