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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: "Lisa Alex" <support@cartalkshows.com>
Reply-To: lisa.alex@mail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 19:02:19 -0400
Subject: Help a widow


My Dear...

My name is Mrs. Lisa Alex from Haiti, I am 52yrs old a widow, I don’t know
how you will understand my predicament, what I past true during the
January 12 Earthquake disaster in my country, I lost my husband, 2
daughters, mother, brothers and properties. My late husband, Mr. E S
Santos, died during the disaster. He was a big business icon and
philanthropist.

I want you to understand sincerely i may not be very cleared to you but i
know too well that death comet when it want to come, i have to live on
with life and give all that matters to God,i mean being a born again
christian,given my life to Christ has been so appreciative to me,i
understand God has a purpose for everyone of us and that is why i am alive
today,i lost my family, yes,it pains me so much that i cant stop missing
them,i suffer and i believe if you are the right person to help me,then i
will suffer pains no more,been honest has been my bond and that is why my
late husband married me,i am honest and i am proud saying it.

Actually, I am born Angola and married with my late husband who live in
Haiti with me and my children, my late husband was an icon and a very good
man to good reputation,I was so lucky that I traveled to Angola on that
month of January 12 Earthquake disaster, hearing on the CNN news that
there was an Earthquake disaster ,I am going through pains over the deaths
of my family Want To invest the money via your capabilities and fate,i
don't have friends,uncle,brother,sister,father,mother,to relate this
matter to, cos i am the only Surviving wife to the deceased,i cant work
with another person here in UK or Haiti cos of my life,i Survived today
is God's doing not mine,so you have to understand what our lord Jesus
Christ can offer to is blessed once,God has offered me life and i have to
move on,if only you will carry me along...

Good thing come's when God has approved it,i mean,it is of the lord that i
contacted you and your response via helping me,it is necessary for you to
understand what and what this transaction is all about,listen,this is a
risk free transaction and of mutual benefit,my lawyer is going to work
legal to make sure that this transaction is legally achieved without any
risk involved,this transaction is 100% certified and approved for release
of funds to any foreign account,so my lawyer will work so importantly to
make sure that all legal documents that will bear your name as the new
beneficiary of the deposited funds $27.7million dollars are obtained
legally from the authorities,the law court of the united kingdom,the legal
documents will be send to you for your legal records accordingly.

We have to trust in our own workaiabilities,we have to be security minded.

My late husband Mr. E .Alex deposited the sum of $27.7million dollars in
the bank, before his death want to claim the money as his Surviving
wife.can you help me lay claims and have the funds transferred to your
bank account in your country?

This is a risk free transaction, I will invest this money with you in your
country for security reasons, I will offer you 30% of the total sum, while
5% will be for any money spent and 65% will be for investment purpose.

Furthermore, during the banking process a change of ownership will be made
on your name as the new bonefide beneficiary of the deposited money and
also a deed of agreement will be prepared by a lawyer to avoid any breach
of contract.

Please-click:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake-photos-video_n_421155.html
and you will see how people where killed by the earthquake disaster.

Finally, to proceed with this transaction the following information will
be needed accordingly.

1} your full
name..........................................................................................
2] your postal house
address................................................................................
3] phone/fax numbers if
any..................................................................................
4}
Occupation.................................................................................................
5} Age......................

please do send your passport id or any identification for my verification
and as soon as i have your words that you are capable of handling this
transaction then i will contact my lawyer to communicate with you for
further proceedings of this transaction.

My private email:lisa.alex@mail.com

May God bless you.

Yours
Lisa Alex

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