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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.Deborah
Reply-To: ttiitti946@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:08:47 +0800
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION REPLY


Dearest Beloved.


I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your
email contact from
my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in this hospital to help
me email you and i
believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I Mrs.Deborah Richard,I am 66 years old, From Australia, and I am suffering
from a long time
cancer
of the breast. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and
my doctors have
courageously advised me that I may not live beyond 3 month; this is because
the cancer has reached
a critical stage.

I was married to late Dr Richard, gold & diamond exportation in Malaysia
where we live
all our Lives for Thirty-two years before he died in the year2004. But is
quite unfortunately,
He died after a Cardiac Arteries Operation that lasted only for four days.


Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I deposited all the sum of
$16.850, 000.00, Million with a bank in Malaysia

Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management just
wrote me as the
Legitimate
beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for
so long or rather
issue a
letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I
cannot come over as
a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated.


Presently, I’m with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing
treatment, I have
since lost my ability to do anything myself and my doctors have told me
that I have only 3
month to live.


Now that I am about to end the race like this without any family members
and no child, It is
my last wish to see that this money is invested, but you will assure me
that you will take
50% of the money and give 50% to the orphanages home in your country for
my heart to rest.


I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches,
orphanages and widows
around. I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I
had to take a bold step
towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will
help see my last wishes
come true


YOURS FAITHFULLY
Mrs Deborah

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