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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: <>
Reply-To: <fionankune1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 16:59:39 +0200
Subject: HELP NEEDED.


HELLO MY DEAR. HOW ARE YOU?
MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS: fionankune@gmail.com
This is important and urgent and that is my reason of writing to contact y=
ou, please.
=

I AM MRS. FIONA K NKUNE FROM REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, BORN IN THE STATE OF OHIO=
USA. I AM LEGALLY MARRIED TO MR. KRUZER NKUNE, A SOUTH AFRICA CITIZEN BORN=
BROUGHT UP IN SWITZERLAND, AND I LIVED IN SWITZERLAND WITH MY HUSBAND FOR =
32 YEARS BEFORE WE MOVED DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1985 AFTER MY HUSBAND=2019=
S RETIREMENT IN 1984. I AM 71 YEARS OLD BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I AM A GOD FEA=
RING PERSON AND I RESPECT HUMANITY AND NATURE; THIS IS WHY I WRITE TO CONTA=
CT YOU. I AM SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME (ILLNESS) CANCER OF THE BREAST, WHICH=
HAS BEEN TROUBLING ME EVEN BEFORE THE DEATH OF HUSBAND. MY HUSBAND WAS THE=
ELDER BROTHER TO LATE BRETT NKUNE, MINING MAGNATE WHO WAS MURDERED BY HIS =
GREEDY RIVALS AS YOU CAN READ HERE. http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/brett=
_kebble_murder )
=

ALL INDICATIONS FROM MY DOCTOR THAT MY CONDITION IS REALLY DETERIORATING AN=
D GETTING WORSE; AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOULDN=2019T LIVE MORE THAN=
THREE MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTOR AND IN ALL INDICATIONS REGARD TO MEDI=
CAL ANALYSIS. THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD S=
TAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN AND MY DEAR HUSBAND WA=
S INVOLVED IN THE JANUARY 2000 KENYA AIRWAYS PLANE CRASHED AS YOU CAN SEE O=
N THE NEWS LINE WEB SITE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm
=

40 YEARS PERIOD OF MARRIAGE LIFE, STILL WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD, MY =
LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED SOME PART OF=
HIS BUSINESS AND MONEY IN THE BANK. THE DOCTOR HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY N=
OT LIVE FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS AND WARN ME TO STOP FROM THI=
NKING OVER WHO IS GOING TO INHERIT ME AND THE WEALTH. BASED ON THAT, TODAY =
I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGES, CHARITY HOM=
ES, AND ORPHANAGE HOMES AND TO THOSE DISPLACED BY WARS GOING ON IN THE MIDD=
LE-EAST AND AROUND THE WORLD. I MADE THIS DECISION AFTER LISTING TO THE NEW=
S LINE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY DONATED HER FORTUNE AND WEALT=
H UPON HER DEATH, =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DO8o-e-iLsUM


I CHOOSE YOU AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE AND I HAVE THE CONFIDENT IN YOU BE=
CAUSE I HAVE PRAYED FOR ME TO REACH AND CONTACT YOU ONE DAY AND I AM HAPPY =
THAT IT HAS COME TO REALITY. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $30.5MILLION=
U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED OF WHICH YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE IN TA=
KING CARE OF THE DISBURSEMENT AND SHARING OF THIS MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS TH=
AT I WILL APPOINT. MEANWHILE, YOU WILL ALSO GET 20% OF THE MONEY WHICH WILL=
BE; SIX MILLION AND ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,100,000.00) AS YOUR C=
OMPENSATION FOR HELPING ME FUFIL THIS DESIRE OF DONATION. =

=

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS STILL IN THE BANK WHERE MY LAT=
E HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT. I AM GOING TO ADVICE MY LAWYER TO CHANGE MY LAST WI=
LL TO YOUR NAME AND FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN=
YOUR NAME. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU=
R ACCOUNT WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN IF I AM LATE THEN OR ALIVE=
, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION IS NOT ALWAYS THE=
FINAL THING IN LIFE OR DEATH IF YOU DO NOT HELP PEOPLE AS WELL WHEN THEY N=
EED IT. =

=

PLEASE BEAR IT IN MIND THAT EVERY DOCUMENT WILL BE CHANGED TO YOUR NAME AN=
D THE MONEY WILL RIGHTFULLY BELONG TO YOUR NAME AS QUICKLY AS I GET YOUR RE=
PLY, AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USED TO HELP THE N=
EEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE, Reply to me as soon as you get this message th=
rough this email: fionankune@gmail.com
=

MAY GOD=2019S GRACE GUIDE AND SEE YOU THROUGH AS YOU HELP ME IN THE FULFILL=
MENT OF THIS DESIRE. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. =

Reply me through this email: fionankune@gmail.com
YOU CAN CALL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL (+27-73168797)
=

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY.
REGARDS, =

MRS. FIONA .K. NKUNE.

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