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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: Mrs. Sandra Phillips<mrss.sandraphilips@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.sandraphilips@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:58:23 +0100
Subject: Re: use part of the funds for less-privilege!!!!

I am Mrs. Sandra Phillips, from Indonesia who worked with Embassy here in London for Eighteen good years before I retired as a result of my sickness. I and my husband were married for sixteen years without a child but unfortunately he died after a brief illness in 2011 that lasted for only four days.

But since my husband died I decided not to marry any man again till now, but recently my doctor told me that I would not last for next two months due to my sickness. The bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand that givet. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives are not Christians and I don't want my efforts to be used by unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in an ungodly way.

I have decided to donate the fund through you for the good work of the lord, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows all over the world. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord, I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because I am 73 years old now and my
husband's relatives around me always. I don't want them to know about this development because they are not Christians. I shall inform the Bank in London that you are the beneficiary of my fund so that they will contact you for the release of the fund.

I will introduce you to my family lawyer that will prepare an authorization letter of claiming my fund without any attorney fee. My happiness is that I lived a life of a worthy Christian. Whoever that wants to serve the Lord must serve him in spirit and truth. Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to receive your reply and remain blessed in the Lord. Please send me your complete information, to enable me send over to my family attorney. You are not going to pay my family lawyer because I have already taken care of him concerning this project.

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Yours faithfully,
>From Mrs. Sandra Phillips

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