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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: "Alan." <elizabethalan186@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elizabethalan15@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2015 05:26:34 -0500 (ACT)
Subject: Your urgent attention is needed




Attn: My Dear friend,

My quest to locate a responsible friend and partner to bring my dreams to
a reality, hence l took this bold step to contact you through this medium
and i would not like you to take an of fence that l am bothering you since
you do not know me neither have we met before. I am Mrs.Elizabeth Alan
from THAILAND, I am married to Dr. Alan Fredrick who worked with Thailand
embassy in The UK for nine years,before he died in the year 2002. we were
both married for eleven years without a child.

He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his
death we were both involved in charity services. Since his death I decided
not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which is
against my principle. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum
of $5.5 million (Five million Five hundred thousand u.s.dollars) with a
Bank in Bangkok,Thailand. Presently, this money is still invested in this
Bank in Bangkok,Thailand. Recently, my doctor told me that I would not
last for the next three months due to my cancer problem.

Though what disturbs me most is my stroke sickness. Having known my
condition of health I have decided to donate this fund to charity,
orphanage or an individual that will utilize this money the way I am going
to instruct here in. I want an individual that will use these fund-to-fund
charity,orphanages and widows and to ensure that these set of people are
well maintained. I took this decision because I don't have any child that
will inherit this money and my husband relatives are well of and I don't
want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by them. As I do not
want a situation whereby this money will be used in an ungodly
manner,Hence the reasons for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of
death because l have lived a fulfilled life. As it is right now, I don't
need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health and
also due to the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I
don't want them to know about this development, As soon as I receive your
reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in Bangkok,Thailand.

I will also issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the
original-beneficiary of this said fund. I want you to see to the need of
the less privileged. My happiness is that I lived a fulfilled life and l
don't have any regrets in life. Please note that any delay in your reply
will give me room in sourcing for another individual as I stated here in.
Do get back to me through my private email address
herein(elizabethalan15@outlook.com) for more details to proceed Hoping to
hear from you soonest and do notify your interest to help me assist
charity. I can't chat with you here because of my condition contact me in
my private email thank you for understanding.

Best regards. Mrs.Elizabeth Alan.

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