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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.SHERZANIE RAGHU" <info@originalteddys-place.com>
Reply-To: s.raghu010100@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:51:54 +0300
Subject: IN SEARCH OF TRUSTEE!!




Greetings and Compliment of the day!!!

Please do forgive me for invading your privacy through this
medium.Nevertheless, I desire to convey a very important message which in
the long run will be conjointly beneficial to you and your entire
community.... My name is Mrs.Sherzanie Raghu, I am the wife to late
Mr.Ashok Raghu who happens to be a Government Contractor, trader and a
politician. My husband was divisional treasurer of trade and contractors
of the People's National Congress (PNC) in Guyana. He was brutally
murdered by opposing members of his party for his straightforwardness and
accountability though the Government claimed that it was a robbery attack
but everybody know it was assassination by some people in Government. I
was lucky to stand this gruesome murder on the broad day light on August,
2014. But i was shot in the thigh, I was lucky to escape. I was rush to
the hospital by some neighbors and eventually the same assassin still
killed my daughter's for communicating with the press and also came to the
hospital in Georgetown just to take my life.

Kindly Click on this link below for total verification as this transaction
is %100 risk free if you are interested.

http://www.inewsguyana.com/pike-street-businessman-killed-in-daring-day-light-robbery-wife-survives/

I decided to seek your help because I have recently been diagnosed with
cancer of the lungs which has spread and damage a lot of cells in my body,
and the Doctor's has confirmed to me that my days are numbered, I seek
your assistance to be made the Administrator to this inheritance since I
have no relative or children. I intend to introduce you to our attorney
whom I deem very competent to guide you through this claim process. Please
get back to me for more details.I was led by the Almighty God to send this
mail to you this morning, Please treat this seriously and I hope to hear
from you today, so that this can be finalize now that am alive,perhaps my
family attorney will have all the needed documentations to back you on my
behalf.

Remain Blessed,

Mrs.Sherzanie Raghu..

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