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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: helen jonesen <helenjonesen@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:53:10 +0200
Subject: Mrs Helen Jones

Dear Sir/Madam

I don't know how my generosity offer may sound to you, especially as it
comes from a stranger, as it's the only chance I have to give my wealth
away for charity work due to my health situation.

My name is Mrs Helen Jones and I am 65 years old,I married to late
Mr.Steven Jones who was a Cocoa and Gold merchant in Madrid the capital of
Spain for 21 years before he died on second november 2012, we were married
for eleven years without a child, He died after a brief illness that lasted
for only four days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry or get a Child outside my
matrimonial home, when my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of
US$4.5 million dollars,in one of the leading bank here in Madrid Spain . My
doctor told me on Monday that I should start looking for whom to will my
properties due to my Cancer and Stroke sickness, he made it clear to me
that he is not going to guarantee my life in this surgery.

I will like to hand you over this fund and my properties as a donation to
help flood affected and poor street children or to establish a
manufacturing company to create job opportunity for jobless people as I
cant invest it here in Madrid Spain due to my recent condition of health, I
want to hand over this fund to you as it was my vow to establish charity
project before I leave the world. I took this decision because I don't have
any Child that will inherit this fund, and my husband relatives have seized
all his investments due to that I don't have a Child.

As soon as I receive your reply I will issue you a letter of authority
through my attorney which will empower you as the new beneficiary of my
fund as far that you will give me assurance that you will do my wish, I
will also send to you my lawyer contact information in Madrid the capital
of Spain for you to contact him regarding on how the money will be transfer
to your bank account and I want you to always pray for me for my up coming
surgery,
Email :helenjoned@yahoo.es

Yours Sister In the Lord,

Mrs Helen Jones

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