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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 Becky Goodson <beckygoodson012@gmail.com>
Reply-To: beckygoodson0112@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2015 15:15:23 +0000
Subject: Dear God's Chosen



--
Dear God's Chosen,

I want you to read this letter very carefully and i must apologize for
bringing this massage to your box without any formal introduction due to
the urgency confidential of this issue. I am happy to know you. But
Almighty Lord knows you better and know why he directed me to you at
this
point.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great
sorrow
in my heart, My Name is Mrs Becky Goodson, I want to tell you this
because
I don't have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open
up
to you, I married to Mr.Goodson Erzoy who worked with Turkish embassy in
Burkina Faso for nine years before he died in the year 2007.We were
married
for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since his
death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited
the sum of US$ 8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a
bank
in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in west Africa,Presently
this money is still in the bank.He made this money available for
exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Recently, I suffer from throat cancer terminally ill.My Doctor told me
that
i am condemned to certain death due to cancer problem. The one that
disturbs me most is my stroke sickness .Having known my condition I
decided
to hand you over this money to take care of the less-privileged people,
you
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money for your personal use
While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the street and
helping
the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my
family
member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained. Am doing
this
so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these
sicknesses have suffered me so much.

As soon a s I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
bank
in Burkina Faso and I will also instruct the Bank Manger to issue you an
authority letter that will prove you the present beneficiary of the
money
in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I
Stated herein.

Hoping to receive your reply as soon as possible.

Thanks
Mrs Becky Goodson

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