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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: "Mrs Maureen Howell" <cando_33@hanmail.net>
Reply-To: mrsmaureenhowelll@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:39:07 +0100
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED


Dear Friend, I warmly greet you. Please forgive me if my plead sounds a bit=
strange or embarrassing to you.My family attorney who could have handled t=
his executor ship of my WILL & TESTAMENT on my behalf died early this year =
after a protracted illness. I therefore prayed fervently and by the special=
grace of GOD,i got your email ID from your country's guest book.I am Mrs. =
Maureen Howell, a native of London, I am 58 years old. am suffering from pr=
otracted cancer of the lungs which has also affected part of my brain cells=
due to complications. from all indication my condition is really deteriora=
ting and it is quite obvious according to my doctors that i may not live fo=
r the next few months, because my condition has gotten to a critical and li=
fe threatening stage. I was orphaned at the age of four and was raised in a=
n orphanage.i was married to my late husband Engr. Fidelis Howell for twent=
y years without a child. FIDELIS had cadio-vascular condition and died of c=
ardiac arrest few years ago.I am a fervent Believer and a God fearing woman=
just like my late husband. Fidelis and i lived in Nigeria for over 18 year=
s,where my husband a petrochemical engineer by profession worked and rose t=
hrough the ranks to become an executive director with a multinational const=
ruction and oil servicing conglomorate, before his demise.He also establish=
ed huge private investments that i assisted in managing. Sequel to the unfo=
rtunate and shocking demise of my priceless husband, i decided not to re-ma=
rry.when my cancer ailment became terminal & more so because i do not have =
a next of kin to bequeath all that FIDELIS & i labored for,i sold off all o=
ur choice properties and other inherited belongings comprising of a shoppin=
g mall,an hotel, shares, bonds,jewelries and other valuable family treasure=
s and deposited the proceeds amounting to USD$10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION DO=
LLARS ONLY) with First Inland Bank of Nigeria plc. (Now FIN-BANK PLC) At pr=
esent, this fund is still deposited with the bank. The management of the ba=
nk just wrote me as the sole owner because of the unserviceable status of t=
he fund. The bank suggested to me in a 2 paragraph statement to issue a let=
ter of authorization to someone who can manage the fund on my behalf becaus=
e of my ill health and also threatened that the fund could be confiscated u=
pon my failure to adhere to their Banking rules and regulations within stip=
ulated time frame. I have been hospitalized in a London hospital,located at=
fulham road in west London.It is the leading cancer treatment hospital in =
the world and i have been undergoing treatment there for late-stage termina=
l cancer of the lungs. I am computer literate and was fortunate enough to h=
ave my personal laptop with me,hence I am writing from my sick bed. I rarel=
y talk, my doctors told me that I have only few months to live,unless there=
is a divine intervention.It is my last WISH therefore to see that 90% of t=
his fund is invested in any charitable organisation of your choice and admi=
nistered as you may deem fit, especially to the orphanage homes and homes f=
or destitutes and the mentally retarded. you can also extend some part of t=
he funds to churches and mosques,if you wish.10% of the fund could also be =
expended on cost of administration of WILL & TESTAMENT and also on logistic=
support and other sundry arrangements that you may require as soon as the =
fund gets to you. I crave your indulgence as a God fearing individual and a=
s someone who cares for the less-privileged as much as i do, to take it upo=
n yourself and use this fund for the above mentioned purposes,i took this p=
ainstaking decision in other to help humanity in my little capacity before =
i rest in peace in the bosom of GOD almighty.according to my physicians my =
time will soon be up.As soon as I receive your reply and personal informati=
ons as listed below, I shall give you the official contact of the First Inl=
and Bank plc officials,to enable you contact the Bank without delays.I will=
also issue you with a letter of authorization. The letter of authorization=
will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my WILL & TESTAMENT. the fu=
nds have an open beneficiary mandate and as such, it is whom i authorize or=
appoint to act on my behalf that the bank will recognize and release the f=
unds to.Please assure me that you will not treat this offer with levity but=
will rather give my bequest continued existence. Send the informations in =
this order: (1) Your full names :=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D (2) persona=
l or official contact address:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D (3) Home or Office phone#:=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DCellphone#:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3DFax#:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D (4) Your Age:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D (5)Occupation:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D (6)Sex/Marital status:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Awaiting your kin=
d response while craving your appreciation of my predicament. Sincerely You=
r's Mrs. Maureen Howell (London UK) Private Email: mrsmaureenhowelll@hotmai=
l.com

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