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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrsdebbiefreeman633@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:35:04 +0800
Subject: Dear beloved one 30/8/2017


Dear beloved one in Christ,
I'm Mrs.Debbie Freeman from Utah,United State of America but presently in=
London,Uk, I am 69 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm suffering fro=
m a long time cancer of the breast,From all indication my condition is rea=
lly deteriorating, and doctor Silver have courageously advised me that I ma=
y not live beyond the next Three months, this is because the cancer stage h=
as reached a critical stage and my health is really worse now, I was brough=
t up in an Orphanage home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Fre=
eman for twenty years without any child can i trust you ?.
My husband and Me are true Christian's, We lived all day in London,Uk, si=
nce he was working here as a contractor and got share's with Coca cola Comp=
any here, but quite unfortunately,he died in a fire burnt, he burn to ashe=
s none of is body was found.
Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad stage of h=
ealth,I sold all our Inheritance belongings to me and my late husband Johns=
on Freeman and deposited all the total Sum of $25.8 Million United State do=
llars with the Barclays Bank Plc,London,Uk, 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 Church=
es and Haiti Suffering people ?
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in
London,Uk so that you can get in touch with them and the fund will be relea=
sed to you.Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herei=
n.Hope to hear from you soonest.
Reply to this email mrsdebbiefreeman633@yahoo.com
Your's Sincerely Sister in Christ,
Mrs.Debbie Freeman.

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