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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: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1ycyBMaW5kYSBBZ29nbyI=?= <massi@speedy.com.ar>
Date:
Subject:

Greetings Dear One,

I am Mrs Linda Agogo, A widow to the Late Mr.Jam= es Agogo, I am 63years old, and I am now a new Christian convert, suffering= from  long time,cancer of the ear. From all indications my  cond= ition is  really deteriorating and it's quite obvious that I won't liv= e long  according to my doctors.

This is because my cancer stag= e has  gotten to a very bad stage. My late husband was killed during t= he U.S raid, against terrorism in Afghanistan when he traveled to Afghanist= an to monitor a Hospital/a Humanitarian Found at (HHF) he was setting up fo= r the benefit of the Afghan masses as of then; whose majority and 99  = percent of them are Muslims/ Islamic scholars and loyalists. During the per= iod of our marriage we couldn=E2=80=99t produce any child. My late husband = was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited all his businesses and we= alth, and when I noticed that my condition is not improving rather it gets = worsen by the day I decided to divide part of this wealth, to contribute to= Charity and the development of the churches in Africa,America, Asia and Eu= rope. I selected you after visiting the internet and I prayed over it.I am = willing to donate the sum of $3.2 Million to you for charity, Evangelical w= ork, the less privileged,churches, orphanages and widows, Propagating the w= ord of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained.

I took= this decision upon myself because I don't have any child that will inherit= this money and my husband  relatives are  not Christians and I d= on't want my husband's hard  earned money to be misused by unbelievers= .Because I have come to find out that  wealth  acquisition withou= t Christ is vanity upon vanity. Please I want you to note that this fund is= deposited with A Christian Security Firm For safety purpose. And upon my i= nstruction, you will file in an application for the Change of Ownership of = the fund in your name with the Christian Security firm. May the Grace of ou= r Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit= be with you and your family.

I Await Your Urgent Reply to this emai= l,

Yours in Christ

Mrs Linda Agogo


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