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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. AMINA JOHNSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mywill2you3@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:18:25 -0000
Subject: REMINDER OF MY FUND DONATION TO YOU" REPLY ASAP

BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD,
 
 
 
*REF: /  I DONATE THIS FUND TO YOU FOR CHARITY FOUNDATION PROJECT*
 
 
 
Greetings in the Name of God, my name is Mrs. Amina Johnson a London citizen suffering from a long time cancer of the lungs before the death of my lovely husband “ Engr William Johnson”; From all indication my health condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious according to my doctors on last week report that, I may not live so long again;
 
 
 
My husband died in Bell-view plane crash four years ago in the absent of having no child of ours. Since his death, I decided not to re-marry thereby sold my inheritance belongings and deposited a cash sum of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10.M) only with Unity Bank Plc N.G for safe keeping.
 
 
 
Beloved, due to my present health predicament, I have decided to bequest / donate this fund to you for establishment of charity foundation project where motherless baby's and less-privilege children will be properly taking care of instead allowing my late husband family who has been on my neck since the death of their son to release his assets to them hence I have limited life time without a child of mine;
 
 
 
For God sake, if you are interest to receive this fund from my bank in quest to carrying out this divine humanitarian charity project on my behalf without deviating from my heart desire,get back to me immediately with your information as follows @ < mywill2you3@gmail.com> ;
 
1.   Your full name:...............;(2). Your residential address:....................;
2.   Your nationality :.............;(4). Your sex / age:...male....... / ...........
3.   Your occupation............;(6). Your cell phone number:....................;
 
Note that, upon I receive your above information to signify your worthiness to receive this fund; I will introduce you to my personal account officer who will then act as our representative to pursue the final conclusion of the fund release in your name:
 
 
 
Thanks for understanding, while hoping hearing from you today:
 
 
Yours beloved Sister in the Lord
MRS. AMINA JOHNSON

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