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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: Ning Ning <ninglohakij@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:13:03 +0000
Subject: Dear Elect


Dear Elect

Glory to God in heaven. My name is Mrs. Rachael Burton a white South Africa.

I am married to Mr. Richard Burton a farmer here in South Africa for many years before he died in 2004. We were married for fifteen years without a child.

My husband died after a brief illness that lasted only four days. But thank God, before his death we have giving our lives to Christ by getting born again Christians.

After his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which the Bible is against.
When my late husband was alive he deposited a total sum of $9.9 Million (Nine Million Nine Hundred Thousand U.S .Dollars) with a bank in Mexico.

Presently, this money is still with the bank and the management just wrote me as the next of kin to come forward to sign for the release of this fund only known to me and my late husband or rather issue an authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I cannot come over.

Unfortunately, I’m in a hospital here in South Africa where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. I have lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only few months to live.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to any charitable organizations anywhere in the world because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness and I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

If you accept this offer, will you utilize this money the way i am going to instruct herein ?.

I want you to take 35% of the total money for your personal use.
5% shall stand to settle any other expenses that may be incurred in the course of executing the transaction, while the remaining 60% of the money will go to charity, people in the street without home,helping the orphanage and less-privileged but above al of this, the Church for the propagation of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please i don’t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my soundless voice and presence of my husband’s relatives around me always.

So kindly send me only E-mail here (xzukltd96@gmail.com) because I don’t want them to know about this development. With God all things are possible.

As soon as I receive your response I shall give you the contact of my late husband Attorney in Europe as he will be the one to assist you in laying claims to this money.

I am not afraid of death, I know where I am going. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord. Exodus 14 VS 14 says that the lord will fight my case and I shall hold my peace.

Your reply will be appreciated.

Yours in Christ Jesus.
Mrs.Rachael Burton

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