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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: "FROM: Amanda Banks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ccrealtya@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2016 20:51:14 +0100
Subject: Message from a dying Cancer Woman. (My Last Wish )

My name is Mrs. Amanda Banks. I am successful businesswoman with several companies and a number of shares in various banks in the world. I spent all my life on investment and corporate business. Along the line, I lost my husband and two beautiful kids in a fatal accident. I must confess that I was a very greedy woman who doesn't know much or care about people until my present predicament.
Shortly after I lost my family I developed a serious health issue which was diagnosed as ovarian cancer. From the medial report by my personal doctor, I have nine months only to live which means that means that I will not live beyond December, 2016. The sad part of it is that since I was diagnosed late December, 2015 my health has dwindled sharply despite huge expenses on drugs and medical services; my business and investment on the verge of collapse. The pain is much that I had no one to turn to except God. I gave my life to God immediately the issue came up and still trusting that God out of His mercy would bring solution to my problem.
The main reason this email is coming to you is because after I confided and shared the nightmare I had with my pastor, he prayed over it; then ministered to me to take urgent step to share my properties, wealth, to motherless baby/orphanage homes/people in need money – widows, students. As a fact, I don’t know the category you belong but my spirit tells me that you deserve to be part of this great blessing. I expect you to get the money and use huge part of it for charity purposes to put smiles in the faces of mankind – that which I was not able to do while hale and hearty due to my selfishness.
On receipt of this email I expect you to contact me let me know what you really need the money for, and if you can still help me to distribute money to nearest orphanages homes within your reach. May you be blessed as you speedily respond to this divine offer.
Please, be warned and do not respond to this email if you have anything to do with internet scams or fraudulent activities. God abhors such act and to avoid His wrath you are forbidden to be part of this divine project.
Best Regards
Mrs. Amanda Banks.
Please send your reply to my personal account Manager & financer adviser: CsabaLipecz@dbzmail.com,csabalipecz@yahoo.com, ccrealtya@gmail.com

NB Please do not share my email address with anyone as I have received some emails from some unscrupulous people claiming to be charity organizations and other weird stories

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