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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: "mrspatriciaarif" <mrspatriciaarif01@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 18:28:51 +0900 (KST)
Subject: My Dear In Lord,

My Dear In Lord,

 
Greetings In The Name Of God,I Am Mrs patricia Aarif ,Wife  To Late Mr.Aahil Aarif A Widow. Suffering From Long Time Cancer Of The Breast, And From All Indication My Conditions Is Really Deteriorating that It Is Quite Obvious That I Might Not Live Up To 3 Months, According To My Doctors Report. This Is Because, The Cancer Stage Has Gotten To A Very Bad Stage. My Late Husband Died 2yrs Ago. After 30yrs Of Our Marriage .We Have no issue. My Late Husband   Was Very Wealthy and Before His Death. I Inherited All His Business and Wealth.

Based On The Doctors Reports That I Might Not Live Up To Three Months. I Made Up My Mind To Give What I Have To The Poor And Less Privillage Homes. So I Search Through The Google To See If There Is a Reliable Person  Who Will Help me To Share It To The Poor.The  Fund Is $8.8m U.S dorlar Which My Late Husband Deposited In A Bank Here . And Used It For The Care  Of Less Privilage Homes And The Needy In Mosques And Church .

I Will Give You All The Information You Will Need To Make The Tranffer Of This Fund In Your Account Once I Receive A Positive Response From You And Also Your Assurance That You Will Not Betray This Confidence That I Am Reposing  In You.To Do This Work Of God. It Is the  Spirit Of God That Direct Me To Choose You For This Work I Dont Know If You Are Moslem Or You Are Christian.I Am Waiting For Your Reply
 
Thanks
Yours  sister
Mrs. patricia Aa

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