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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. Melanie Blum" <blum@farbell.com>
Reply-To: earl_gilbert30@aol.com
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:41:27 +0700
Subject: Hello! Reply Please

Hello!

My name is Melanie Blum; I was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I am married to Simon Blum who passed away recently. When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $13,000,000 which were derived from his vast estates and investment in capital market both in the UK and USA.

Recently my Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering from hence my contacting you to utilize the funds by creating a charity foundation called SIMON BLUM FOUNDATION to fight against the spread of cancer and educate people on early detection.

Contact our family lawyer with this specified email address below you by quoting my personal reference number Law/chamber/solicitor/rt/Mit/WILL/78bwf5200B along with your full names and address:

Barrister Earl Gilbert
Email: earl_gilbert30@aol.com

Remain blessed.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Melanie Blum

162.17

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