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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- acctstbng3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: acctstbng3@gmail.com
Reply-To: acctstbng3@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:02:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day

GOOD DAY.

My name is Mrs Elizabeth wood, I am a dying woman who has
decided to donate what I have to charity through you.You may be
wondering why I chose you. But someone has to be chosen.
I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about 3 years
ago,immediately after the death of my husband who had left me
everything he worked for.I have been touched by the lord to
donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity
through you for the good work of humanity,rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.

I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he
has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an
operation,and I pray that I survive the operation. I have decided
to WILL/Donate the sum of $2.5 Million (Two Million five Hundred
thousand Dollars) to charity through you for the good work of the
lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the
assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls, due to the fact
that my relatives are around me and I have been restricted by my
doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest
I can get. Presently,I have informed my lawyer about my decision
in WILLING this fund to charity through you. I wish you all the
best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use
the funds well and always extend the good work to others.If you
are interested in carrying out this task,i will inform my Family
Lawyer so that he can arrange the release of the funds to you. I
know i have never met you but my mind tells me to do this,and I
hope you act sincerely.

You will have 40% of this Total money if you will assist me
because I am now too weak and fragile to do things myself because
of my cancer. NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality
in this matter until the task is accomplished, Kindly furnish me
your full name and your address also your contact number, so that
I will prepare all relevant documents to effect the release of
the fund to you. Contact me here : acctstbng3@yahoo.com
Thanks
Elizabeth wood

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