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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: "SHELDON MARK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.debt.managemntoffice.uk@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 06:22:09 -0700
Subject: DEAR BELOVED.

Dear Beloved
 
I wish to tender my apology to you for contacting you via this medium even when we never had any previous dealing before, but due to the nature of the issue I have to defile all protocols to reach you through this medium which I believe is very direct and safe.
 
My name is Mrs.Sheldon Mark from George Town in cayman Island.I am 70yrs old, I lived in Manchester London for the rest of my life .I was into active business,I was before this time a big time merchant, I have several industries, share in various London stock Market.I spent all my life on investment and corporate businesses I was a tight friend of late Nina Wang of Hong Kong the richest woman in Asia who passed on in 2007, I benefited and as well learnt lot from Ms Wang.
 
I was a very greedy and selfish woman. I care less about people and old.I don't even believe that God exist let alone people. what I believe in is my wealth. In fact I am worth about GBP 29.5 Million pounds both cash and in assets.
 
last June to be precise, I went for my routine medical check up at Finchley Memorial Hospital also in U.K, and was diagnosed a strange illness which am afraid to even mentioned here. The doctor said i have just few days to spend here on earth.It was then it dawned on me that life is nothing but a full of illusion.I took a total inventory of my enormous wealth and discovered that all is vanity.
what came on my mind is what will happen to them all when i am gone.
 
I have decided to use my wealth to affect several live any where in the world and to do this I need noble and kind hear-ted people like you who will oversea the mission.
 
I have determined to distribute my wealth and give hope to hopeless with it and homes to homeless, people who are facing hardship in life,Natural disaster and war victims of Asia and Africa respectively.
 
I have gone through your profiles and were rightly convinced that somebody of your statue will not stoop so low to derail in this kind of social and humanitarian task for no reason whatsoever hence am contacting you.
 
To assure me that you give your consent to this mission please furnish me in your return mail the following information:
 
1) Your full name and address
 
2) Your age and occupation(very important)
 
3) Your direct contact telephone.
 
Please note that my time are already numbered .
 
I am waiting only to do things right and correct my past mistakes which will put me in peace with my God as following this divine instruction I believe strongly to remedy my past wrong doing.
 
I am expecting to hear from you. God Bless
Mrs.Sheldon Mark

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