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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: "Ms. Christine Thurner" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abc.thurner@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:54:01 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear

Dear God's Chosen,

I want you to read this letter very carefully and i must apologize for bringing this massage to your box without any formal introduction due
to the urgency confidential of this issue. I am happy to know you. But Almighty Lord knows you better and know why he directed me to you at
this point.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Christine Thurner, 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 married to Mr.Robert Schneider who
worked with German embassy in Sweden for Five years before he died in the year 2013. We were married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of US$15.5M ( Fifteen Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in United Kingdom the capital city of london
,Presently this money is still in the bank. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Sweden mining.

Recently, I suffer from brain cancer terminally ill. My Doctor told me that i am condemned to certain death due to cancer problem. The one
that disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this money 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% of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping
the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.
Am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much.

As soon a s I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my husband's account manager and you will be issued an authority letter
that will prove you the present beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein.

Hoping to receive your reply as soon as possible.

Thanks
Mrs. Christine Thurner
E-mail: abc.thurner@gmail.com

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