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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: "Maria Elena Q. Rivillas" <info7@vritor.gq>
Reply-To: <mariaelenarivillas1961@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 12:09:06 -0500
Subject: Good Day Dearest One!

Good Day Dearest One!

My name is Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas an American citizen based in United Kingdom, I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity Organization through you. You may be wondering why I choose you. But someone has to be chosen. I am suffering from cancer for the past 7 years ago and my husband who had left me everything he worked. I have been touched by the lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity Organization through you for the good work of humanity.

I have asked the lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation, and I pray that I survive the operation. I have decided to WILL/Donate to the charity Organization through you for the good work of the God, and to help the motherless, less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.

At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls because I can hardly talk, and I have been restricted by my doctor from taking telephone calls because I deserve all the rest I can get.Presently, I have informed my lawyer about my decision in WILLING this fund to charity through you. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others.

If you are interested in carrying out this task, please provide the following information’s stated below:

NO 1: YOUR FULL NAME.
NO 2: YOUR HOME ADDRESSES
NO 3: CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER.
NO 4: YOUR MARITAL STATUS.
NO.5: YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION.
NO 6: YOUR PASSPORT COPY OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

I know I have never met you before, after my prayers, my mind tells me to do this, and I hope you act sincerely. When the money is in your account, you will take 10% of the total amount and give the balance to the charity organization in your country.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I don't want anything that will make my late husbands relatives to jeopardize my last wish.

Please Forward the requested information’s so that I will advise you what to do to receive this fund so that the Charity Home can be established in our names. If this business interest's you, kindly get back to me with the requested information to enable us proceed.

Maria Elena Quintero Rivillas

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