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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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Fraud email example:

From: fldelln_pigkan <fldelln_pigkan@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fldelln_pigkan <ajpcm@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 21:01:40 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello,My Dear Beloved one in God.


Hello,My Dear Beloved one in God.

May the peace of the Almighty God be with you and your Family Amen. My Donation to you.

With
Due Respect 
and Humility, I was compelled to write you under humanitarian ground.
My name is Mrs Flordevilla Pingkiana, Philippines Origin but married
with Late Sir Ratnavale from LONDON. I have took a personal decision to
donate what I inherited from my late husband to the
Charity, less privilege, building of schools and hospitals and also for
the assistance of the poor widows and orphans. I am 64 years old and I
was diagnosed for cancer since the past 3 years, immediately after the
death of my husband. We were both married for many years without a
child, I took this decision because I don't have any child that will
inherit this money.

My late husband was
The chairman/CEO of k: E global industries and a philanthropist based
in LONDON. I have been touched by God to donate what I have inherited
from my late husband through you for this charity work, rather than
allowing it to become a Bank or Government abandoned property
inheritance while many people and organizations are out there suffering
and seeking for a financial assistant. My present condition has really
thought me that all the wealth in this world is vanity, I have made up
my mind to donate this money to the people in need so that God will have
mercy on me and also accept my soul in HIS Kingdom incase I do not
survive this surgery as this is my 5th surgery. I will be going for
another surgery in few hours and according to my Doctor's comment my
survival in this surgery is not guaranteed, I want to be sure that this
fund has been donated to you before going for this surgery.

I
have decided to donate this amount of (£2,5000.00 GBP)(Two
Million, Five Hundred Thousand GBP) to you for this assignment,
Charity, less privilege, building of schools, hospitals and also for the
assistance of the poor widows, Motherless babies, Charity organization,
CHRISTIAN OR MUSLIM, and orphans. I don't know you in person but God
knows you,so contacting you for this assignment is a direction from the
holy spirit of God to donate this fund outside this country through you
as my late husband has already donated alot in this country, so you have
to make sure that you use this donation fund as I have directed so that
the name of the Almighty God will be glorify forever.

Your
urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical
condition of my health,it was a Sister nurse working in this hospital
that helped me to type this message, because I am loosing strenght every
munites of the day. All I need from you is prayers that GOD will accept
my soul incase I didn't survive this surgery.
Also pray for the soul of my late Husband to rest in peace.

Please
always be prayerful all through your life, we are visitors on this
earth and we must be very careful in whatever we do so that our soul
will not be a waste. I wish you all the best and may God bless you
abundantly. I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY WITH YOUR FULL CONTACT
INFORMATION DETAILS.

Remain blessed in God. Yours
Mother Flordevilla Pingkian

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