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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: "Elizabeth Anna Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jelizabethanna@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:25:11 +0400
Subject: Please your urgent response will be highly needed today.

My Beloved Friend In The Lord,

How are you today together with your family? l hope you and your family are doing great by the grace of God Almighty?.

If so glory be to God. My Beloved Friend in the Lord, l waited for your email as regards to my last email to you about my kind donation to humanity but your mail is not coming.

Hope all is well with you and your family?.

Please your urgent response will be highly needed today.

My sincere regards to you and your family.

Yours sister in pain
Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Johnson.

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