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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. Lisa Lambert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <MrsLisaLambert@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 02:11:29 -0800
Subject: Good day To Your Urgent Attention !!! !!! !!

Hello
 
My name is Barr. Fernando Pinto, a personal Attorney to Late Mr. Richard who died along-side his entire family on the 11th of March 2004 in a train bombing here in Madrid. He has an estate worth of ($9.3 million United States dollars).
 
 
The management of the Finance Firm has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for the transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for this claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
 
 
Get back to me on (fpinto494@hotmail.com) If interested about the inheritance claim.
 
Kind Regards,
Barr. Fernando Pinto
2)
Demark Lout Street,
93050 Kuching, Sarawak
Malaysia.
My Beloved,
 
I am Mrs. Lisa Lambert now undergoing medical treatment. I am married to Dr. Lambert who worked with South Africa embassy in Malaysia for nine years before he died in the year 2006. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days .Before his death we were both born again Christians. I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible is against.
 
 
When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 10.6 Million USD with a Bank in Europe, this money is still with the Bank.
 
 
Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not Last for the next three months due to cancer and what disturbs me most is my stroke.
 
Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to church or better still a Christian individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.
 
 
Get back to me for more details.
 
Mrs. Lisa Lambert.

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