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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. Sarah Rich David<mrssarah.david13@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2017 13:52:04 +0200
Subject: hello

Dear I Need your Response to my Offer,
I am Mrs. Sarah rich David, a British woman; suffering from cancerous
ailment. I am married to Mr. Andrew David, my husband worked with
Chevron Corporation for twenty years before he died at the age of 54
in 5th of January 2008 after a brief illness. Since his death I
decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home due
to our tradition.
My husband and I prepared a blueprint for establishing a Foundation
that would be directed towards helping the needy in our society. This
plan was still in the incubation stage rearing for activation before
the sickness that claimed my husband and now left me in this
debilitating state. My late husband deposited the sum of 12 million
(Twelve Million United States Dollars) with a Finance House. Presently
this money is still there I am writing from my sick bed. I am looking
for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin.
Although we have not met before, I got your email address on the
Internet, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope you read this
message carefully and reply me immediately.
Recently, my Doctor told me that I have Iimited days to live due to
the stroke and cancerous problems I am suffering from. I have decided
to donate this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes
from my husband’s effort to fund the upkeep of widows and charities
worldwide. In other words, you shall utilize 80% of this money to fund
churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in our names:.
SARAH-DAVID'S FOUNDATION
You will have to assure me that you will act according to my
instructions as I have explained here and to keep this matter
confidential till when this fund get to your custody. I cannot predict
what will be my fate by the time the fund will be transferred into
your account, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as I
have stated above. Your interest to executing this assignment for the
sake of the needy globally would interest me most as I am convinced
that I have only few months to stay here on earth.
If this condition is acceptable by you, please contact me immediately
with your :(1) Full Names, (2) Residential Address,(3)Phone
number,(4)Age and(5) country and also your valid id. I shall give you
the contact of the finance house and our family lawyer who will
prepare the authorization that will give you the right of next of kin
to the account in the Finance House. I do not want my husband hard
earned money to be misused. I want you to always pray for me. Note
that this transaction is 100% Legal and Real.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Sarah Rich David
Email : mrssarah.david13@gmail.com

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