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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: "Ms. Henritte Duke Phillips" <henrittephillips@rediffmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:09:01 -0700
Subject: Please Revert.

Dear Beloved,

First, I must apologies to you for using this medium to
communicate to you about this project but it is of utmost
importance hence time is of great essence.

My names are Ms.Heneritta Phillips and I was married to
Dr.Martin Phillips who worked with a major petroleum company
for thirty years before he died on July 3, 2013 and we where
married for 46 years without any children.

He died after a brief illness and when my late husband was
alive, he informed me that he had deposited the sum of
(USD$8.5 Million United States Dollars) with a bank to be
used for charity purposes and also to start a foundation
(Martin & Heneritta Phillips Foundation) to help the less
privilege and also donate to orphanages, research centers
and widows propagating the word .

Why we took this decision is because we had agreed between
me and my late husband that because of the terrible
greediness and in fighting for wealth among his family, we
should assign this project to someone without any direct
links or association with the family as we did not want a
situation where this money gets into the wrong hands of my
husband's relatives hence the reason why we took this bold
decision.

The sad news is that I know I would not last for long in
this world due to terminal cancer hence having known my
condition, I decided to donate this funds for humanity and
also to assist in fighting the Ebola virus before it spreads
into other parts of the world.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall give you the
contact details of our family lawyer who would assist you
claim this funds from the bank where it is currently held so
that you can immediately transfer the funds to your personal
account via bank telegraphic wire transfer.

I will also issue a letter of authority that will empower
you as the new beneficiary of the funds hence please assure
me that you will act accordingly as stated herein as I hope
to hear from you soonest as you can be rest assured that it
will not take more than 7 working days for you to receive
the funds from the date you acknowledge receipt of this
mail.

Remain Blessed,

Ms.Heneritta Phillips.

Dear Beloved,

First, I must apologies to you for using this medium to
communicate to you about this project but it is of utmost
importance hence time is of great essence.

My names are Ms.Heneritta Phillips and I was married to
Dr.Martin Phillips who worked with a major petroleum company
for thirty years before he died on July 3, 2013 and we where
married for 46 years without any children.

He died after a brief illness and when my late husband was
alive, he informed me that he had deposited the sum of
(USD$8.5 Million United States Dollars) with a bank to be
used for charity purposes and also to start a foundation
(Martin & Heneritta Phillips Foundation) to help the less
privilege and also donate to orphanages, research centers
and widows propagating the word .

Why we took this decision is because we had agreed between
me and my late husband that because of the terrible
greediness and in fighting for wealth among his family, we
should assign this project to someone without any direct
links or association with the family as we did not want a
situation where this money gets into the wrong hands of my
husband's relatives hence the reason why we took this bold
decision.

The sad news is that I know I would not last for long in
this world due to terminal cancer hence having known my
condition, I decided to donate this funds for humanity and
also to assist in fighting the Ebola virus before it spreads
into other parts of the world.

As soon as I receive your reply, I shall give you the
contact details of our family lawyer who would assist you
claim this funds from the bank where it is currently held
so that you can immediately transfer the funds to your
personal account via bank telegraphic wire transfer.

I will also issue a letter of authority that will empower
you as the new beneficiary of the funds hence please assure
me that you will act accordingly as stated herein as I hope
to hear from you soonest as you can be rest assured that it
will not take more than 7 working days for you to receive
the funds from the date you acknowledge receipt of this
mail.

Remain Blessed,

Ms.Heneritta Phillips.

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