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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- mwalter936@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs mary walter <info@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mwalter936@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 11:26:43 -0800
Subject: re

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Sister mary walter, an London uk Citizen, I'm married to ivorian late
business tycoon Dr. MATTHIAS RUHLMANN, I and my late husband was into,
Estate management and also a government Estate building contractor
before my husband death. He was murdered with the Interior Minister by
the rebels during this recent political crises in my country Cote
D'Ivoire. My late husband also has a Cocoa farm which was totally burnt
by the rebels after he was killed. We were married for eleven years
without a child due my fibroid problem. Since over seven mouth now I
have been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.Recently, my Doctor told me
that I would not last for the next Four months due to cancer problem.
From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and is quite
obvious that I may not live more than two months, because the cancer
stage has gotten to a very dangerous stage. When my late husband was
alive he deposited the sum
of 12, Million. (USD) in the Farm here in Ivory Coast, Presently this
money is still in the security company. Having known my condition I have
decided to donate this fund to good person that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to use at least 85%
this fund to visit the orphanage homes, poor aged widows, help woman
with cancer problems, poor sick ones at the hospital as I want this to
be the last good thing I did on earth before my death, then take the
remaining 15% to take good care of your good home because every worker
deserves his wages. I am not afraid of death hence I know that I am
going to be in the bosom of the Lord. My happiness is that I lived a
good life. Assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein.
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
security company and I will also issue a letter of authorization to the
bank that will prove you the beneficiary of this money. I also want you
to always pray for me.

REPLY TO,,,,,,, mwalter936@gmail.com

Waiting to hear from you.

Sister mary walte

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