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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 NGINA MPATHO<mrsnginampatho1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsnginampatho@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 15:14:43 +0100
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY READ AND LET ME KNOW YOUR RESPONSE?

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Johannesburg
1 York Road, Parktown
Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa



Greetings to you



I got your email from google search, how are you doing today? I am Mrs.Ngina Mpatho from South Africa. I am married to Late Mr.Jomo Mpatho who was the joy of my life before he died in the year 2000 after a brief illness. My intention of contacting you is to solicit your assistance in executing my will after my death following my prolonged terminal illness.

Please As you read my story I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because I believe everyone will die someday.I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer, which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about a few months to live,according to medical experts. I have since lost my power of speech and can only manage to write now, as that has been the only way I am able to communicate recently.

I and my husband were married for eighteen years without a child and never wanted to adopt one. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death we were both very close and loved each other so much but sudden death snatched my love and happiness away from me. Few years after his death I too became ill and was diagnosed of having Lung cancer and brain tumor complications and I have been spending so much money to keep me alive battling with both Cancer and complicated brain tumor before now.

Recently, my doctor at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital Johannesburg where am admitted and critically ill told me that I have less than six months to live due to the cancer problems and brain tumor complications I have been battling with and managing for a long time. Though what disturbs me most now is the new development where my doctor informed me that I have become diabetic and following my unstable blood pressure I might become hypertensive and hit by stroke at any moment.

I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.

I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so I decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in South Africa,Brazil,Zambia,Kenya,Indonesia,India,Philippines and Nepal just to mention few. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more so I asked members of my family to close my bank accounts and donate the money, which I have there to a charity organization in HAITI but they refused and kept the money to themselves that I have already given out so much to strangers.

Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with what I have left for them. The last of my huge deposit which non of my family members know of is the huge cash deposit worth $10,500,000 United States Dollars I deposited with the South African Reserve bank here in South Africa which I will want you to help me receive and setup a charity organization in your country that will be IN MY NAME

You may decide to run the charity organization by yourself or look for a honest person to manage it but for helping me achieve my dreams you are entitled to keep 20% of the $10,500,000 to yourself for assisting me once you have received the money. If you will be ready to help me achieve this dream send your reply to me immediately so that I will give you my deposit certificate and ask my lawyer to make you the new beneficiary of deposit with South Africa Reserve bank.

Thank you very much and God bless you and your family for remembering me at a time like this, for the few days I have to live I will put my trust in you that you don't disappoint me in making my dreams come to reality.


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Ngina Mpatho

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