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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. Decontee Sawyer" <test@ngn.lv>
Reply-To: icbinfo22@googlemail.com
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2015 06:43:22 +0200
Subject: Hello Friend!

Hello dear?
I am glad to know you, but God knows you better and he knows why he has
directed me to you at this point in time so do not be afraid. Having
gotten your address through the America profile email database, I have
no doubt on your goodwill to associate with. Please do not be nervous
about this gesture it is for me to fulfill the message the Lord God
directed me to do, as a way to assist the society. I am writing this
mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Decontee
Sawyer, A Liberian America citizen. I want to tell you this because I
don’t have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up
to you, I was married to Mr. Patrick Oliver Sawyer who died July 25,
2014 with the Ebola virus epidemic in West African. My husband he works
as a Liberian-American lawyer before he died the year 2014 with the
deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD). We were married for many years, I
myself work as a Radio Host in New York City in America. My late
husband died after contacting the deadly Ebola virus disease. Since his
death I have been on treatment on breast cancer, when my late husband
was alive he deposited the sum of EUR 5,800,000.00 (FIVE MILLION EIGHT
HUNDRED THOUSAND Euros) in a bank, presently this money is still in the
bank. He made this money available for exportation of cuttings woods
from mining purposes. Due to my health condition right now I am unable
to continue with the business because my heath condition is becoming
worst day by day. Having known my condition I decided to hand over
this money to you to take care of the less-privileged people, you have
to utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you
to take 50 Percent of the total money for your personal use while the
other 50% will go to charity people in the street and the orphanage. I
decided to do this because I believe is God that gave life and also
take. Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him by doing his will.
I don't have any reason to regret this because I believe God know the
best I have already wrote a will of my house to be given to the
orphanage this is because my husband relatives were not supportive doing
my late husband illness, in other for them to have all my late husband
properties as their heritage. With this I don't want my husband's
efforts to be used by those that conspired for his death. I grew up as
an Orphan that is the may reason I also want 50% of the money will go to
charity and Orphanage too. Just to endeavor that the name of God is
maintained.... I want you to assure me that you are going to claim this
fund and do according to my rules. I have already written my bank to
inform then, that I have authorized you for the claims of this money on
the Bank Account for proper use.
Hope you make good use of the opportunity because I fill this is only
way I can give back to the society.

Contact the Bank E-mail Address: icbinfo22@googlemail.com for the
claims of the money.
Below is my Bank Manager Contact information for claims of the said
funds:
Bank Name: (ICB) International Commercial Bank
Bank Manager Name: Mr. Aadi Armstrong
E-mail Contact Address: icbinfo22@googlemail.com

Bank Acct Name: Mrs. Decontee Patrick Sawyer
Account Login: decontee
Account Password: kz9wa7f
Amount in account: EUR 5,800,000.00.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Decontee Sawyer

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