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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.Irene Hopkinson" <hopkinsoniren@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: irenhopkinson@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:02:55 -0800
Subject: Beloved Kindly confirm if you received my earlier mail?

Beloved,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, in my search for a trusted persona/organization to fulfill my faithful wish and promise to God and humanity your name came to me through this search and I immediately instructed the Doctor taking care of the intensive treatment section where I am here in the hospital to help me email you and I am believing God that you will be honest enough to fulfill my faithful wish and promise to God and humanity before I will die.

I am Mrs. Irene Hopkinson from Switzerland I am 69 years old, suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really critical and deteriorating on daily bases, and the doctors have courageously confirmed to me that I may not live beyond the next three months; this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a critical stage that it is presently very hard to survive it.
Reference to the doctor’s confirmation that I have less than three months to live, I picked courage and sold all my inheritance and deposited all the total sum of $7.8million United States Dollars realized from the sales and deposited it all with the finance and security Vault Company in Toronto Canada.

Presently, this cash is still in the security Vault Company in Toronto Canada., and the management of the security Vault Company in Toronto Canada. just wrote to me as the bonafide depositor and beneficiary of the fund , to come forward and claim my deposited fund or direct them where to move the fund to hence the agreed time have elapse because any further duration of the fund in the security vault will attract huge penalties or demurrage charges , the security vault alternatively advised that in case I am incapacitated to come over to pick the deposited fund due to health reasons which I stated boldly in the deposit certificate during the deposition of the fund with the security vault, that I should issue a letter of authorization to somebody to claim this fund since I have no next of kin like child and no husband or relative to claim this deposited fund ,I cannot go there as a result of my illness and health incapacitation ,. I will like you to claim this fund and invest it in any none governmental organization (NGO) of your choice and distribute to charity organization, motherless baby’s home to avoid the security vault confiscate this fund and turn it to their personal use defeating my faithful promise to God and humanity .

It is my faithful and last wish to see that you claim this deposited fund and distribute it as I stated above hence that will make me feel accomplished and die peacefully with joy that my faithful promise to God and humanity is accomplished even in death I will be happy .
Kindly get back to me through this my mail: ( irenhopkinson@hotmail.com )
As I cannot talk over the telephone due to health reasons though below you will also find the telephone number of the treating doctor Dr Arthur Hilary below +447031928684 Note that as soon as I receive your humble response assuring me that you are a God fearing person and can faithfully claim and distribute this fund as I mentioned above and have a token that I will apportion to you for your faithful time , energy and commitment to enable me send to you the details on how to claim this deposited funds and distribute as I directed above, now that I am still alive , I hereby humbly and painfully confess to you that this was a very hard decision to take regretting for not having any next of kin left to inherit this fund , but I have no choice than to take this humble decision hence the only thing that if faithfully accomplished while I am alive will give me peaceful rest and joy till I close my eyes in death .Count yourself very lucky for being the God chosen vessel to accomplish this my faithful dream hence your pay back will be peace ,joy ,prosperity and all that you can find in the bosom of the lord will all be for you to see this my faithful and humble promise to God and humanity accomplished . As soon as I receive your reply I will give you the contact of the security Vault Company in Toronto Canada , and all that is required from you is to humbly claim this fund and distribute as I directed above and all the blessings will be yours.

Note that I am presently out of intensive treatment section for only five days and will go back after five given days but before then I must have handed over to you all you require to claim this fund without any hitch.
In case you want to reach me on telephone, you can contact the Doctor that is presently taking care of me .Dr.Peter Holmes Edmund: Email address is: ( holmspeters@gmail.com )

Waiting for your response as a matter of urgency.
Mrs. Irene Hopkinson
Email: irenhopkinson@hotmail.com
Please keep praying for my survival

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