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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: "Ms.Amaira Singh" <mrs.amaira.singh@gmail.com>
Date:
Subject:


Hello my dear friend

I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must apologize for
bringing this message to you without any formal introduction due to the
urgency of this issue.I am happy to know you. But Almighty Lord knows you
better and knows why he directed me to you at this point.To begin, I’m in
search of a good next of kin online as a result of my urgency to put my
last wish into reality before I die any time soon. I am writing this mail
to you with heavy tears In my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is
Mrs Amaira Singh, I am from India.I want to tell you this because I don't
have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to you,
I was married to Mr Peter Singh who worked with Tunisia embassy in Madrid
Spain for fifteen years before he died in the year 2009.We were married for
eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for
only five days.Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late
husband was alive he deposited some money in a bank. Presently this money
is still in the bank, he made this money available for exportation of Gold
from Madrid Spain mining before his sudden death. Recently My Doctor told
me that I would not last for the period of three months due to my present
illness,The one that disturbs me most is my stroke illness. Having known my
condition,I decided to hand you over this money to take care of the
less-privileged people and please you will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct herein.I want you to take 30 Percent of the total money
for your personal use and for your effort and dedication towards the
charity project work,While 70% of the money will go to the charity project
work,people in need from the street and helping the orphanage too,i grew up
as an orphan and i do not have any body as my family member.Also make sure
that the house of God is maintained from the funds.i Am doing this so that
God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these illnesses have
suffered me so much.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the
contact of the bank there in Belgium and I will also instruct the Bank
Manager to issue you an authority letter that will prove you the present
beneficiary of the money in the bank that is if you assure me that you will
act accordingly as i Stated herein. Hoping to receive your response then i
will proceed with you to the bank for the money to be transferred to your
bank account as soon as possible, that is if you are serious enough to
handle the project and also dedicate your effort to it because i believe i
can trust you honestly.Yours faithfully. Mrs Amaira Singh.

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