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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: "Ma Celine Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ma.celine3@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 04:23:17 +0530
Subject: God be with you beloved (READ)

Dearly Beloved,
 
I am writing you this message based on trust and as someone who can understand the pains of a dieing woman like me.
 
I came across your details on the directory during a search for a family friend and a native of your country who worked with my late husband in British Petroleum(BP)BP Exploration - Sunbury at Chertsey Road Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex whose contact I lost when they traveled back to your country to run a Charity organization as she explained  and while on my search for her I found your contact and I am comfortable to tell you this because I feel is proper if you will assure me your trust and  hoping that you will be sincere and transparent with the fear of God.
 
 
My name is Celine Anderson,the wife of Anderson Herman from Leicester.
 
We were four(4)that made up the family Me,My husband,my son Dave and our girl Janet but we all lived in Middlesex  where my husband worked.
 
My husband worked with British Petroleum(BP)BP Exploration - Sunbury, a Petroleum and Energy Company based in Chertsey Road Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex,United Kingdom before his demise.
On the 26th of November 2009 my husband was involved in a ghastly motor accident in Kent with our only Son Dave,my husband survived while Dave our Son Died.
 
Later in the month of March 2010 My husband passed away leaving me with my only daughter Janet who will be sixteen (16)by December this year.
Now,my health is seriously deteriorating coupled with my age and I want to place my daughter in a position she will not suffer because the condition I am seeing myself now,I cannot predict what the next minute might be, my ears are aching and my head pounding except i use pills as given to me by the doctor.
 
 
My husband gave me the documents of the sum of Seven million eight hundred thousand United states dollars ($7,800 000.00 USD) which He deposited in a finance house and I intend to use US$2M of the fund for Charity, to help the less privileged and helpless people with your help as an indigene and $5 million for my daughters upkeep and studies since she agreed to relocate while you will have US$800,000.00 for your diligent and kind assistance.
 
This is what God directed me to do.
 
If you know you will be sincere and to be trusted with the assurance that you will not divert this fund for another purpose,kindly contact me with your details.
 
Contact me on: ma.celine6@yahoo.com.hk
 
God bless you.
 
Ma Celine H. Anderson

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