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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: "US ARMY ." <activeusarmy@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:50:16 +0100
Subject: RE: I'v been waiting for your reply.

Hello dear,

It's my pleasure to have contact with you, based on the critical
condition I find mine self, though, it's not financial problem, but my
health, you might have know that cancer is not what to talk home
about, I am married to Mr. Werner Hagen who worked with Austria
embassy office in Dominican Republic for nine years before he died in
the year 2008.We were married for eleven years without a child. He
died after a brief illness that lasted for five days.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum of US$ 5.7m (Five million Seven hundred
thousand dollars in a bank, Presently this money is still in bank. And
My Doctor told me that I don't have much time to live because of the
cancer problem, Having known my condition I decided to hand you over
this fund to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize
this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take
30 Percent of the total fund for your personal use While 70 percent
goes to charity" people and helping the orphanage.

I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government. I grew
up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member,

I am expecting your kind response.

Regards,

Mrs.Daniela Quirama.

written from Hospital

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