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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.Lilian Nelson" <ms_rachel_080@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Lilian Nelson" <mrsliliannelson@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 04:04:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: =?utf-8?B?2KfZhNiq2KjYsdi5INmE2YTYp9i52YXYp9mEINin2YTYrtmK2LHZitipIERv?=
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التبرع للاعمال الخيرية Donation For charity


تحياتي لكم، وأنا أعلم أن تجتمع لكم هذه الرسالة على حين غرة هو بسبب حاجتي الملحة التي تجعلني للاتصال بك؟

أنا Mrs.Lilian نيلسون لقد تم تشخيص سرطان المريء. وتحدت جميع أشكال العلاج الطبي، والآن، وليس لدي سوى عن بضعة أشهر للعيش وأنا أريد منك أن نقل مبلغ ($ 4.500،000.00) الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية دولار لحسابك حتى تتمكن من مساعدتي توزيع أموالي إلى ديارهم الخيرية في بلدك،

لقد خصصت 30٪ بالنسبة لك ولعائلتك الحفاظ في الوقت الذي تبرع 70٪ إلى أقل من الناس امتياز، وسيكون هذا مشاركة رغبتي. ليس هناك المخاطر التي ينطوي عليها الصندوق ينتمي لي وأنا سوف نرسل لك كل الوثائق في أقرب وقت أسمع منك.

سأقدم لكم المزيد من التفاصيل أو القصة الكاملة بأسرع ما تلقي ردكم كما أودع الصندوق مع البنك في أوروبا. يرجى يمكنك الاحتفاظ بها سرا؟

مع تحياتي،

السيدة ليليان نيلسون



Donation For charity

Greetings to you, I know that this message will meet you by surprise it is because of my urgent need that make me to contact you ?

I am Mrs.Lilian Nelson i have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer .It has defied all forms of medical treatment, and Right now, I have only about a few months to live and I want you to Transfer the sum of ( $4.500,000.00) united states dollars to your account so you can assist me Distribute my funds to charity homes in your country ,

I have set aside 30% for you and your family keep while you donate 70% to the less privilege people, this will be my last wish. There is no risk involved the fund belongs to me and I will send you all the documents as soon as I hear from you.

I will give you more details or full story as soon as i receive your reply as the fund was deposited with a bank in Europe. Please Can You keep It secret?

With Regards,

Mrs. Lillian Nelson

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