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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: "Sis. Nimasha" <services542@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Sis. Nimasha" <nimasharajitha@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 03:16:33 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Re:I Need Your Attention Pls...


Good Morning
Brethren ,
I am Sister Nimasha.I was married
to Late Mr Rajitha  Rehan of blessed
memory, a Sri Lankan citizen, who was a reputable Business magnet in Ivory
Coast for many years before He died of Heart Attack in the year 2011.We Were
married for Thirty-Five years with a son who later died in a Ghastly Motor
Accident Last year 2014. My Late husband deposited the sum of (7.4) Seven
Million Four Hundred Thousand United State Dollars. Presently, I am battling
with both Lung cancer and stroke and according to my doctor, my medical report
quotes a very short life span due to my present health condition, that I only
have about 1-3 months to live, I do not know but only God knows why. That is
just my faith as a Deteriorating Cancer disease. 
 
I pray to God to Heal me so That
I Will be alive and See this Work Done as my Late husband Instructed me. Because
of my Present Health condition I Have Decided to Donate the Above Mentioned
Funds to an Individual Muslim, Christian or any faith, He or She Will Utilize
this Funds the way I Mentioned. 
 
If I ask my
Relatives or my husband Relatives to use these Funds for the less privilege
ones, They Will use it for Their own personal interest. I do not want this
Funds to be used in such manner. I know we have not meet before but I want you
to consider this matter as divine mission. I want you and your Family to always
pray for me because the lord is my Shepherd, my happiness is that I lived a worthy
life and whoever That Wants to serve God must serve him in Spirit and truth. Please
kindly reply Now so that I will give you more details regarding this great mission. 
 
Remain blessed in God.
Sister. Nimasha,
Greeting from my sick bed.

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