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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: Mrs.Ngina Mpatho<nginampatho@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:47:22 -0300
Subject: PEACE BE WITH YOU


Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Johannesburg
1 York Road, Parktown =

Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa



Greetings to you



I got your email ( "briley@gimv.org" ) from google search, how are you do=
ing today? I am Mrs.Ngina Mpatho from South Africa. I am married to Late =
Mr.Jomo Mpatho who was the joy of my life before he died in the year 2000 =
after a brief illness. My intention of contacting you is to solicit your a=
ssistance in executing my will after my death following my prolonged termin=
al illness.

Please As you read my story I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because =
I believe everyone will die someday.I have been diagnosed with esophageal c=
ancer, which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my he=
alth. It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about=
a few months to live,according to medical experts. I have since lost my po=
wer of speech and can only manage to write now, as that has been the only w=
ay I am able to communicate recently.

I and my husband were married for eighteen years without a child and never =
wanted to adopt one. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only fou=
r days. Before his death we were both very close and loved each other so mu=
ch but sudden death snatched my love and happiness away from me. Few years =
after his death I too became ill and was diagnosed of having Lung cancer an=
d brain tumor complications and I have been spending so much money to keep =
me alive battling with both Cancer and complicated brain tumor before now.

Recently, my doctor at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Johannesburg where am adm=
itted and critically ill told me that I have less than six months to live d=
ue to the cancer problems and brain tumor complications I have been battlin=
g with and managing for a long time. Though what disturbs me most now is th=
e new development where my doctor informed me that I have become diabetic a=
nd following my unstable blood pressure I might become hypertensive and hit=
by stroke at any moment.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for =
anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never =
generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as=
that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now kn=
ow that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the mon=
ey in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would l=
ive my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my ti=
me is near, I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my =
immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so I decided to give=
alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good d=
eeds I did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organ=
izations in South Africa,Brazil,Zambia,Kenya,Indonesia,India,Philippines a=
nd Nepal just to mention few. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,=
I cannot do this my self any more so I asked members of my family to close=
my bank accounts and donate the money, which I have there to a charity or=
ganization in HAITI but they refused and kept the money to themselves that =
I have already given out so much to strangers.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with w=
hat I have left for them. The last of my huge deposit which non of my famil=
y members know of is the huge cash deposit worth $10,500,000 United States =
Dollars I deposited with the South African Reserve bank here in South Afric=
a which I will want you to help me receive and setup a charity organization=
in your country that will be IN MY NAME =


You may decide to run the charity organization by yourself or look for a ho=
nest person to manage it but for helping me achieve my dreams you are entit=
led to keep 20% of the $10,500,000 to yourself for assisting me once you ha=
ve received the money. If you will be ready to help me achieve this dream s=
end your reply to me immediately so that I will give you my deposit certifi=
cate and ask my lawyer to make you the new beneficiary of deposit with Sout=
h Africa Reserve bank.

Thank you very much and God bless you and your family for remembering me at=
a time like this, for the few days I have to live I will put my trust in y=
ou that you don't disappoint me in making my dreams come to reality.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Ngina Mpatho

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