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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Katrina jones" <mrskatrinajones@smhmsa.org>
Reply-To: motherkatrinajones08@googlemail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:52:06 -0500
Subject: Yours in Christ,


Dear Friend,

I know this letter will definitely come as a surprise to you but I hope as
you
read on, you will come to understand I have decided- after about four and
a half
month of thinking about the whole issue- to seek your help in carrying out my
last wishes. I don?t really know you but I have prayed, thought about it and
moreover I have no choice now and for another reason I prefer not to
disclose.
My names are Mrs. Katrina jones.

I am 67 years old and I was born and brought up from a motherless baby?s home
the Netherlands. I was married to my late husband for twenty years and had
two
children but as God would have it. They died in an auto accident six years
ago.

Before this happened, my business and concern for making money was all I
lived
for. I never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss
of my
family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have been
helping orphans in orphanages/motherless baby?s homes, especially in
Africa. I
have also donated some funds for humanitarian aid and rehabilitation of
prostitutes in Rio de janiero, Brazil, when I was healthier. I know by now
you
might be wondering why this entire long story. I am a new Christian convert,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast, all indication from my doctor
that my conditions are really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i
wouldn?t live more than three months. According to my doctors, and in all
indication regards to medical analysis, this is because the cancer disease
has
gotten to a very bad stage that there is no hope for me to be a living person
again.

I have also lost my ability to talk, due to this my poor health
condition. Presently I been hospitalized and my only means of
communication at
the moment is by my email or sms message and I am here with my laptop.

I am not afraid of death any longer though. Like I told you earlier, my
husbands
business and mine really thrived when I was healthy and He been alive. We
really
worked hard for the sake of our children. As my health detracted, my extended
family members swooped down on everything my husband and I worked hard to
earn.

Seeing that there are no offspring(s) to inherit it coupled with the fact
that I
am dying. They never really liked me anyway but my husband stood by me all
those
years. This is my plea; I made most of my money through exporting vintage
wines
to African countries like South Africa, Benin Republic and Nigeria.

I had to sell all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of
$7.5Million dollars with a security company. Presently, this money is
still kept
with the security company and the managements just wrote me to come
forward to
pick up my deposit, that it has over stayed the period of time I entered
that I
would come over to claim it back. Or issue a letter of authorization to
somebody
to receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over because my illness or
they
get it confiscated.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any organization of
your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the
poor
and the motherless baby?s home where i come from. I want you as a God fearing
person, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows; I
took
this decision, before i rest in peace because my time will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Security
Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you
as the
new beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you will act accordingly
as I
stated herein.

Waiting for your reply.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Katrina jones
N:B Pls reply me through my alternative email address:
{motherkatrinajones08@googlemail.com>

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