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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Shirley Underwood" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lebnutsa@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:08:08 -0600
Subject: Re: Important Message From Shirley Underwood !!

Greetings,

Firstly i apologize for this intrusion into your life even though I admit that this is very important to me.

My name is Shirley Underwood 51 yrs old widow. I was a real estate consultant & developer in Ireland, that is what I did for a living until I developed a terminal illness that is making me not practically fit to run my business that led me into winding up my business 4 years ago and moved my capital and profit to a Wealth Management firm in the U.S.A due to the fact that my late husband was from California with the perception of distributing the funds to the less privilege as i'm an orphan myself or support businesses that require funding especially in real estate though other small business(es) would be welcomed.

I have this strong desire to help the poor orphans suffering each day, but this dream cannot be realized as a result of my health, which hasn't improved in recent years, hence I do not know whether I will survive having undergone different surgical operations, which has kept me hospitalized for a long time. Right now, life gives me no choice, but to answer the call (death); my prayers each day is to have a place in Heaven. I have suffered a lot as a result of this incurable sickness (terminal cancer)! Above all, I do not have a child as a result of my sterility.

The purpose of this email is to propose an investment plan to you using my funds with the security company in the U.S . Regardless of where you are, in or outside the U.S, I will be willing to support your business or donate my funds to you on the basis that 30 percent of your turnover from my capital given to you would be used for charity donations ANNUALLY. This is absolutely risk free and requires no fees to acquire. I'm doing this because I have less than 3 months to live according to the last reports from my doctors. You can receive the funds as my next of kin and assist me in distributing it to the less privilege but you must be honest ,do not bother responding if you are not honest or sincere but if you are reply me to this email if you are interested for further details.

Best regards,
Shirley Underwood

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