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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 Janet Walters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <janetwalters1313@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 07:26:18 +0300
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,
 
 
Good day  I pray that the good lord with protect you and your house hold.
 
 
I am sending this reminder to you after waiting for your response past one month without success, I hope all is well with you.
 
 
My name is Mrs Janet Walters a citizen of the United Kingdom married to Late Duncan Walters also a Briton and a Petroleum
Engineer we lived in Nigeria for many years due to oil contracts my late husband  was executing for various oil companies
including Shell Oil ,Agip oil company ,unfortunately he died in Northern part of  Nigeria during an oil explorations.
 
 
He died in the year 2012 as a result of gun shots he sustained from the dreaded terror group operating in Nigeria known as BOKO HARAM while on oil exploration contracts in the northern part of Nigeria  he left me with a son who has paralysis from birth  .
 
 
My greatest  challenge  since my husband died is that the General Manager of my late husband investments who is now in charge of his business has converted all my late husband's business and estates to himself and has vowed that I must not live he wants me dead by all means . He has sold my late husband's estate .
 
 
What was now left for me is the sum of US10 Million dollars which my late husband WILLED to me which is deposited with a bank
in Nigeria known as Zenith bank Plc .Currently I am confined to my bed in a hospital in Netherlands due to Cancer of the breast I developed one year after the death of my husband , unfortunately too my only surviving son who would have been the heir died here in Netherlands due to ill health, my life is so miserable.
 
 
The Zenith bank has served me notice to come forward and claim it since the period of deposit is due or transfer ownership
legally to any trusted person to stand in for me that was why I sincerely contacted you after fervent prayers since I have no
one to stand in for me.
 
I want you to invest this funds as soon as you claim it into charity foundation in my name for the needy in your country
,please help as my health is so bad and the Doctors are saying I may not last the next three months.
 
 
Kindly consider my plight and what this funds is meant for and  get back to me for more details with your full names, contact address, telephone number, age and occupation.I need to invest in favor of the needy you will be the one to manage this funds.
 
 
If you need any clarifications kindly let me know but one thing I assure you is your security.
 
Please respond only through my alternative e mail which is janetwalters1313@gmail.com
 
 
Mrs Janet Walters
 

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