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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. Amanda J. Watson" <amanda@london.ir>
Reply-To: barr.hansennorman@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 04:40:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: My Last Wish




My Last Wish


My name is Mrs. Amanda J. Watson, I am 59 years old and was diagnosed for
cancer about 2 years ago after the death of my husband who had left me
everything he worked for. I have been touched by the Lord to donate from
what I have inherited from my late husband to charity for the good work of
humanity, rather than allow my greedy relatives to use my husband's hard
earned funds in appropriately.


I will be going in for an operation tomorrow morning and I have decided to
WILL/donate the sum of $3,500,000(Three million five hundred thousand
dollars) to you/Organization for the good work of the lord also for the
assistance of the widows, less privilege and orphans according to (JAMES
1:27). At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to
the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status. I have
adjusted my WILL and my Executor is aware I have changed my will; you and
him will arrange the transfer of the funds from the Private Finance
Company to your humble self. I wish you all the best and may the good Lord
bless you abundantly, and please use the funds well and always extend the
good work to others.


CONTACT MY EXECUTOR: BARRISTER HANSEN HENRY NORMAN With this specified
Email: barr.hensan@yahoo.com.hk


Do enclose along with your

Full names:
Contact telephone/fax number:
Your full address:

And tell him that I have WILLED($3,500,000.00) to you and I have also
notified him that I am WILL-IN that amount to you for a specific and good
work. Thanks and God bless.


NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I do not want anything that will jeopardize my
last wish. And also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want
my relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.


Thank You,
Mrs. Amanda J. Watson,


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