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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. Johnson Dorothe" <7502990dorothjahn@aeiou.pt>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:48:15 +0100
Subject: I thank God for the Opportunity in Life to contact you. urgent


I thank God for the Opportunity in Life to contact you. urgent
=C2=A0
I am, Mrs, Madeleine A Johnson I am married to Mr, Fr=C3=A9d=C3=A9ric Johns=
on, we
are a family and I with my husband did not have children before his death,
I decided to leave all their possessions in the amount of ($ 9.500.000)
million dollars. for =C2=A0charity or good character and i will like you to=
use
this fund, for shelters, hospitals or any other action takes place in a
charity event to prevent inheritance of the children or poor families.
=C2=A0
Also I do not want my money to be managed by a selfish way please, and i
will like you to contact me urgently, i will give you the contact of the
security company where my late husband kept it. and the money is inside the
metallic box also is very safety, my dear, I will like you to invest it
wisely that will listed above or you can buy a luxury hotel. or any
business that you know which will bring income so that you can maintain the
orphanage and poor families well.
=C2=A0
I need a good character persons like you, or charitable organizations
working for children from families with low income and have the fear of
God, please Feel free to contact me as soon as possible, I want you to
accomplish this divine mission project with confidence because I am very
weakened by illness and I do not know if I'll take two months, I gave.
=C2=A0
I know that can not be opened for me the gates of heaven, but at least I
have a clear conscience, knowing that I have done a little bit to make the
world a better place to live. My dear i contact you personally and please
If that you are interested to help me handle this fund, =C2=A0contact me as
soon as you read my message. (madeleine11johns7660@outlook.fr)
=C2=A0
May God bless you and your family.
=C2=A0
Sincerely,
Mrs, Madeleine A Johnson

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Mensagem enviada atrav=C3=A9s do email gr=C3=A1tis AEIOU
http://www.aeiou.pt

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