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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. Sek Sochendavate" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.seksoch@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:24:06 +0700
Subject: Grant Donation to help the Needy,

From Mrs. Sochendavatey,

I am Mrs. S. Sochendavatey Undergoing medical treatment, Married to late Engr. Sochendavatey, The former CEO of Kin Zach Inc. I got your email address from your country email database Directory, it's true we do not know each other but My spirit led me to write you.

We were married for twenty years without a child. My late husband died on the 24th of April 2012 after a brief illness that lasted only four Days. I decided not to re-marry or get a Child outside my matrimonial home, because as a good Christian and my religion is against it. Since the death of my late husband I have been badly treated by close associates. I decided not to donate this money to anyone I know around, because if I do, upon my death, my husband's relatives may attempt to use their influence to pervert the course of justice and recover the donation; a thing I hate to imagine! My husband's people are vicious and wicked such that it'll amount to betrayal of my late husband if I let them access and enjoy the fruits of our hard labor after all their misdeeds against their late brother. God forbid that I will do a thing as cowardly as that. You can now see the combination of factors that prompted the donation/charity initiative.

Based on this, i have decided to donate the $2,Million (Two Million US Dollars) to a faithful and God fearing person. I want you to utilize this fund very well by helping the less privilege, Like the orphanages, Old people, homeless people and keep 15% to yourself as compensation for your labor. I am old and really Blessed with fortunes

Please because I do not want my husband's relatives, who spy over me, to know of my latest decision i shall not entertain Phone calls and Conversations.

Assure me that you will use the fund for all i have stated.

Send me your personal details in your response if this does make any sense to you, Please ignore this message if you cannot use this money according to my wish.

I wait for your next reply.
Mrs. Sochendavatey

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