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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. GLORY DOUGLAS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <glorydoglas04@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 07:34:57 -0700
Subject: {REF: MY INHERITANCE BEQUEST NOTIFICATION TO YOU}

BELOVED FRIEND IN GOD:


GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD TO YOU. I AM MRS.GLORY DOUGLAS, A DYING WOMAN SUFFERING FROM THE CANCER OF THE LONGS BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY LOVELY HUSBAND’ ENGR.WILLIAM DOUGLAS. AS A RESULT OF THAT, I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE MY INHERITANCE FUNDS VALUED AT TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS {$10,000.000.00} DERIVED FROM MY LATE HUSBAND ASSETS TO YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK OF GOD, TO HELP MOTHERLESS-BABIES & DESTITUTE IN YOUR STATE.

THOUGH, I DO NOT KNOW YOU IN PERSON BUT I WAS DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU VIA YOUR E-MAIL I’D WHICH WAS REVEALED TO ME BY GOD ALMIGHTY DURING MY MIDNIGHT MEDITATION IN SEARCH OF GOD FEARING PERSON THAT I WILL ENTRUST THE FUNDS CHARITY PROJECT ON HIS OR HER SINCERE ABLE HAND HAVING UNDERSTOOD THE FACT THAT MY HEALTH SITUATION IS DETERIORATING DAY BY DAY.

FOR GOD SAKE, IF YOU ARE INTEREST TO RECEIVE THIS FUNDS FROM MY BANK WHERE I DEPOSITED IT FOR SAFE-KEEPING IN QUEST TO CARRY OUT THIS DIVINE HUMANITARIAN CHARITY PROJECT ON MY BEHALF WITHOUT DEVIATE FROM MY HEART DESIRE, GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR INFORMATION AS FOLLOWS AT;

1. YOUR FULL NAME :........; (2). YOUR RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:...;
2. YOUR NATIONALITY :.....;(4). YOUR SEX / AGE:...MALE.......
3. YOUR OCCUPATION........; (6). YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER:.......;

NOTE HOWEVER THAT A REWARD / COMPENSATION OF 30% OF THE CAPITAL FUNDS WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY WELFARE UPON YOU RECEIVING THE FUNDS FROM MY BANK WHERE IT WAS DEPOSITED OUT OF THE REACH OF MY LATE HUSBAND FAMILY.

THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING, WHILE HOPING HEARING FROM YOU TODAY:

YOURS BELOVED SISTER IN THE LORD

MRS. GLORY DOUGLAS
E-mail:{ glorydoglas04@gmail.com}
UNITED KINGDOM {UK}

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