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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.Julia Walker" <kuenyang1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsjuwalker@outlook.com
Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 20:51:27 +0100
Subject: HELP ME MANAGE THIS MONEY, I AM SERIOUSLY SICK.


My Dear Friend ,

Greetings in the name of God, Please let this not sound strange to you for
my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early this year.I
prayed and got your email id from your country's guest book. I am Mrs.
Julia Walker from Nigeria, I am 78 years old, i am suffering from a long
time cancer of the lungs which also affected my brain. From all indication
my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that,
according to my doctors they have advised me that i may not live for the
next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad
one.

I was brought up from a motherless babies home and was married to my late
husband for twenty years without a child, my husband died in a fatal motor
accident Before his death we were true believers.Since his death I decided
not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the
sum of $10 million with the Eco Bank ,Presently, this money is still with
the bank and the bank management just wrote me to come forward and claim my
money because they have kept it for so long and the account has gone
dormant or rather i should issue a letter of authorization to somebody to
receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over because of my illness or
they get it confiscated.

Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital here in Switzerland where I
have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. My doctors have
told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see
that this money is invested to any organization of your choice and
distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the
motherless babies’ home.

I want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund church,
mosque, orphanages and widows, I took this decision, before i rest in peace
because my time will soon be up.As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact details of the Bank where the money is. I will also
issue you a letter of authority that will prove you as the new beneficiary
of my fund.

Provide me with your information so i can send it to the bank as the new
beneficiary and issue you a letter of authorization.



FULL NAMES:__________SEX: _____ AGE: ______MARITAL

STATUS:_______________COUNTRY: ______ CONTACT ADDRESS:
________________________PHONE

NO#___________FAX NO#_________________ OCCUPATION:______________



Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. I Hope
to hear from you soonest.

Your Friend ,

Mrs.Julia Walker

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