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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: Humanitarian Fund Charity Relief <service@sconlineb.com>
Reply-To: jennifersarahali@aol.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 03:24:15 +0000
Subject: Humanitarian Aid Charity Fund

Dear Beloved Happy New Year
Peace of the lord is with you.

With heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My apology for
sending you this information by e-mail instead of a
Certified/Post-mail. I decided to contact you for assistance and
distribution of my inheritance after going through your profile. My name
is Mrs. Jennifer Sarah .J. Ali a dying woman who have been exposed to a
violent incident of bomb blast that affected my hearing ability and
damage to my brain which the doctor has told me will stop full
functioning very soon and also been diagnosed for cancer. I have
requested for (euthanasia) the act or practice of ending the life of
myself which was also declined.

I was married to my late husband for 14 years without a child, he was a
philanthropist and senior Syria Army officer who died in the war, he has
deposited Five Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars with a notary
oversee in case anything happens to him. Due to my health conditions, I
will need you to act on my behalf to receive these funds if you wish to
as our legitimate beneficiary with the documents covering the deposit of
the funds which I will send you upon your acceptance.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my
late husband for the good work of God, rather than allowing my relatives
to use my husband hard-earned funds ungodly. This set of facts is my
reason for writing and making the following proposal to you. I must let
you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. I will be going in
for an operation few days from now and I have decided to WILL/donate
the sum of $5,500,000 to you for the good work of the lord and to help
the motherless and less privilege and for the assistance of the widows.
Please assure me that you will act on humanitarian motives. I know I do
not know you but I have been directed to do this by my instinct

Contact my lawyer with this specified email contact:
Name: EQS VANDER BRINK
Email: vicenden.brink@aol.com

I Informed him that I have WILLED ($5,500,000.00) to you and I have
notified him that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and
good work.
Regards, Jennifer Sarah .J. Ali (Mrs.)
Email: jennifersarahali@aol.com

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