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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: Morelle Brigitte <oksana.g@alice.it>
Reply-To: morelbrigitte48@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:37:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Bonjour

Bonjour, On m'appelle Mme Brigitte Morelle ,originaire de la France et âgée de
62 ans. je désire réalisé un projet de don de deux millions cinq cent mille
Euros (2.500.000 Euros ) qui consiste à aider les enfants de la rue, les
orphelins et des personnes en situation difficiles.Si cela ne vous dérange pas,
je veux solliciter votre aide physique pour la gestion de cette somme car
couchée sur mon lit de malade, je ne sais pas si je vais survivre puisque je
souffre d'un cancer de cerveau qui est en phase terminale.Je n'ai pas eu
d'enfant dans ma vie et mourir sans penser au plus pauvre est un grand péché.Si
tu sais dans ton cœur que tu vas penser aux plus pauvre dès la réception de
cette somme,réponds moi afin que l'argent te soit envoyé car j'ai dû beaucoup
prié et c'est Dieu qui a voulu que je trouve ton contacte dans mes recherches .
Je suis hospitalisée aux Etats Unis .Tu peux m’appeler sur mon numéro :
0015674430785 pour demander d'après ma santé.


Que Dieu le créateur nous assiste.




Hello, My name Brigitte MORELLE, a native of France and 62 years old. I want to
donate realized project of two million five hundred thousand Euros (2.5 million
Euros), which is to help street children, orphans and people living in this
difficiles.I want to seek your physical assistance to manage the money for
lying on my sick bed, I do not know if I will live because I suffer from a
brain cancer that is in phase terminale. I have not children in my living and
dying without thinking poorest is a great fishing .If you know in your heart
that you'll think of poorer upon receipt of this amount, answer me so that the
money be sent to you because I had prayed a lot and it is God who wanted me to
find your contact in my research .I am hospitalized in the United States .you
can call me on my number: 0015674430785 asking after my health.

God the creator assist us.




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