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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: Gloria Mackenzie
Reply-To: <mrsgloria.mackenzie@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 01:57:18 +0530
Subject: Re

Top Of The Day To You And Your Entire House Hold! #

My entire family is pleased to read your reply to us. I am Mrs Gloria
C. Mackenzie I am a 84 years old Widow, and I am from Zephyrhills,
Florida, Moved to United Kingdom in July after i won my Power ball
Jackpot of $590,500.00 million in June 5, 2013, My jackpot was a gift
from God to me and my entire family, we have agreed to do the will of
God. I may not know you, but I believe if you were chosen by God to
receive my donation of 5.9 Million USD. You must be a God fearing
individual, I am a catholic and i believe that Good things happens to
those people who wait and also believe.

I am very grateful to you for the interest shown in my plight and I
hope this information meet you well as I know you will be curious to
know why/how I selected you to receive a cash sum of 5.9 Million US
Dollars, our information below is 100% legitimate.I want to assure you
that you will be greatly rewarded for what you have chosen to do.
Although we know each other for the first time but I believe our
father in heaven has directed me to you as I prayed and searched over
the internet for assistance because I saw your profile on a list of
registered email addresses provided to me by Microsoft list/Google
list from which I picked you.

Be assured you stand no risk as this is my money,for source and
verification please see the link below:

Please you can read more about me by Viewing this:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/590-million-jackpot-winner_n_3392040.html

I decided to donate part of the money to Individuals and i told some
Ministers about this which they said was a welcome idea and promised
they will get me a list of some people who can help others with my
donation and put smile in the face of the needy, I decided to select
my self by going to Microsoft and Google to make a research. I decided
to elope to United Kingdom with my Son because of my poor health been
a cancer patient and ever since i won this lottery different taxes
have been fallen upon me and much are coming, my pastor and my able
minister's of God advice me to move to United-Kingdom with my family
rather than paying Tax each week.

My donation OF 5.9 Million us dollars may not be much to you but i
believe it will go a long way to improving your standard of living
like my Power ball Jackpot did to me, I would like you to fill the
below and return back to me and my entire household will be glad for
you to visit us after my donation gets to you. Do this on time so you
can contact the payout bank for further directives to receive
donation,

Name:
Address:
Age:
Sex:
Phone Number:
Occupation:

With this document you will contact the finance firm to arrange the
transfer of the fund to you as soon as possible
do not want to ask you for your ID as we do not want to leave an
impression in your mind that we want to steal your identity). I do
hope that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously
over there in your

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