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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. Ogden Michel Teresa Dee." <ogdenmichel@outlook.com>
Reply-To: ogdenmichel01@aol.com
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 00:48:36 +0100
Subject: MY DEAR BELOVED ONE




Dear beloved,

I'm Mrs. Ogden Michel Teresa Dee, From Metro Manila, Philippine but presently in United State
of America, I am 81 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm suffering from a long time cancer
of the breast, From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Silver have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next Three months, this is because the
cancer stage has reached a critical stage and my health is really worse now, I was brought up
in an Orphanage home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Dee for twenty years without
any child can i trust you ?.

My husband and Me are true Christian's, We lived all day in United State of America, since he
was working here as a contractor and got share's with Coca cola Company here, but quite
unfortunately, he died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashes none of his body was found.

Since his death I decided not to remarry and because of my bad stage of health, I sold all our
Inheritance belongings to me and my late husband Johnson Dee and deposited all the total Sum of
$32.5 Million United State dollars with the WEST SUBURBAN BANK in America, United State of
America, and all our jewelries Diamonds and Golds With the Bank Also As Well. My dearest
beloved one in Christ can i trust you to distribute our life earns to the Motherless Homes and
Churches and Haiti Suffering people ?

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in United State of
America. I will also issue a letter of authority to the bank, which will prove that you are the
new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soonest.
I Await Your Reply.
Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ,
Mrs. Ogden Michel Teresa Dee.

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