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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 Victoria Robertson <matins_kuffour003@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: MRS Victoria Robertson <christianitylife11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:51:10 +0900 (JST)
Subject: MY OFFER


Greeting in the name of Almighty God The Most Beneficent The Most
Merciful
 
Please don’t be surprise by receiving my message, i am currently sending
you this mail from my  sick bed in the
hospital despite my critical condition But don't worry, All i hope is that
you  will not betray this trust and
confident that I am about to repose on you. I have to thank God  this moment for his direction as regards this
mission,
 
I am Mrs Victoria Robertson  a
Christian from UNITED KINDOM I am married to Late Mr.Smith Robertson  who  is
a wealthy business man here in BELGIUM we were married for many years with out
a child before  he died after a brief
illness
 
Before his sudden death we where devoted christian When my late husband
was alive he deposited the  sum of three
Million Euros (€3.000.000.00) in one of the prime bank here in EUROPE Presently
this  money is still with the Bank,and i
am very sick from Kidney cancer that i may not last till the  next two months according to my doctor so i
decided to donate this money to a honest individual  who will use it to work for God, orphans,
widow and maintenance of churches to fulfill the vow i  and my late husband made to God,and i have
choosen you after praying,
 
I want this money to be use as i have said since i do not have any child
to inherit it and our  relatives are all
unbelivers and i don't want our hard earn money to be use in ungodly way
you  will take 15% of this fund and use
85% as i stated,the reason for taking this bold decision.
 
I know that after death I will be with God the most holy and the most
merciful as soon as i  read from you i
will give you more details on how to achieve it,i need your urgent reply as
i  dont know what tomorrow will result
 
Your Sister in christ,
Mrs Victoria Robertson.

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