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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: "", Harald@mail.almex.kz, "Hauge <invest"@mail.almex.kz
Date:
Subject:

email,, redacted@domain.name

Dear friend,
Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly God. This mail might
come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious
could come into your mind; but please, consider it a divine wish and
accept it with a deep sense of humility.

My name is Dr Clifford fredrick
. I'm a 65 years old man. I am British living
in Dubai (UnitedArab Emirate). I was a merchant and owned two
businesses in Dubai. I was also married with two children. My wife and
two
children died in a car accident six years ago.

Before this happened my business and concern for making money was all
I lived for. I
never really cared about other values in life. But since the loss of
my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I
have been helping orphans in orphanage/ motherless homes. I have
donated
some money to orphans in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil, Spain,
Austria,Germany and some Asian countries.

Before I became ill, I kept $15 Million in a long-term deposit
account in a finance company . Presently, I'm in a hospital where I
have been
undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer. I have since lost my
ability to talk and my Doctors have told me that I have only a few
months to
live.

It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity
organizations.
Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth
since
my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge
responsibility
to any of them. Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me
collect
the deposit and the interest accrued from the company and distributes
it
amongst charity organizations.

Use your judgement to distribute the money and feel free to reimburse
yourself when you have the money for any cost you incure during the
process of collecting and distributing the money to charity
organizations.
. I'm willing to offer you a reward If you are
willing to help; please reply as soon as you can.

May the good Lord bless you and your family
Regards,
Clifford fredrick


email,, redacted@domain.name

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