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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: paul dakoury <dakouryp55@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 01:39:08 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest Beloved friend

Hello Dearest Beloved friend,

Please bear with me ,i cannot type by myself so i pleaded to a good a
lower doctor here to assist me type this message and send it to you.

My name is Mrs.Lidiya Babinski Mahlangu from Republic of Russia but i
am married to late Mr.Dave Mahlangu who is a gold dealer here in
South Africa for a period of 8 years before he died . We were married
for 11 years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry due to my religious belief .
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$ 4.
500,000,00 ( Four million Five Hundred Thousand American dollars )
with a Bank in Johannesburg here. Presently this money is still in the
custody of FNB of South Africa.

Recently, my doctor told me that I would not last for the next two
months due to cancer illness. Having known my condition I decided to
donate this fund to orphanage and voluntary organization through good
person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct
herein. I want a church, organization or good person that will use
this funds to help the
orphans, widows and other people that need financial assistance. Using
part of this money to build companies and establish businesses that
will create job opportunities for the jobless population. l took this
decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money .
Moreover, my husband relatives are pagans and it had been their wish
to see my husband dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no
son. These people are therefore not worthy of this inheritance. This
is why I am taking this decision.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my
ill-health since the presence of my husband's relatives are around me
always. I don't want them to know about this development for security
reasons.

I don't know if you will come here to see me in my hospital then I
will give you the address to that bank you will go and talk to them on
my behalf and claim the fund to use it as I will instruct you? again
you may doing other business but I want to tell you never give up, I
have contact you for real unless you are not interested you can let me
know then I find the honest one.

As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the
Bank in Johannesburg where this fund is deposited. I will also issue a
letter of authorization to the bank that will prove you the present
beneficiary of this money. I also want you to always uplift me in
prayer.
Any delay in your reply may give me room to search for another good
person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act
accordingly .

Hoping to receive your response soonest though my private email
address : lidiya_babinski@yahoo.co.za

Thanks and Remain blessed
Yours sincerely
Mrs Lidiya Babinski Mahlangu.

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