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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. Barbara Carllo" <barbaracarllo1@barid.com>
Reply-To: <mrsbarbaramarkcallo@barid.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:24:32 +0800
Subject: In Name OF God I Needed A Help Please



--
My name is Mrs. Barbara Carllo, am in the hospital bed trying my
possible
best to see who my heart direct.

I was married to Mr. Mark Carllo who worked with Kuwait embassy in
Thailand
for nine years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for
eleven
years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for
only
four days.

Only few days ago, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
three months due to cancer problem. Though what disturbs me most is my
stroke

Before my husband's death we were both born again Christians

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $1.4Million (One
Million four hundred thousand U.S. Dollars) with one Bank in Thailand ,
Spain, Kuwait and United Kingdom respectively . Presently, this money
is
still with the Bank

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a good
individual like you who will utilize this money the way is going to
instruct here in.

I want you to use these funds for churches, Mosque, orphanages,
Research
centers and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the
house
of God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is
the
hand that gives.

I took this decision because I don;t have any child that will inherit
this
money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my
husbands hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers. I don't want a
situation where this money will be used in an ungodly manner. Hence the
reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I
know
where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the
lord,
Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold
my
peace.

All I need from you is to receive the money from my Bank in Thailand ,
Spain And United Kingdom , Kuwait , respectively retain 30% of the fund
to
take care of your family and use the rest to send children to school,
cloth
the necked, help the poor, maintain the house of God, feed those that
have
none to eat irrespective of the religion, help the orphanage home and
so on
and the name of the lord shall be glorify.

Kindly send your phone number, address with via email:
barbaracarllo@barid.com

God bless

Best Regards
Mrs. Barbara Carllo

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