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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: DAVIDSON GRACE <davidson.grace@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: grace_11davidson@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 20:33:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mrs Grace Davidson,




>From Mrs Grace Davidson,

Beloved Greetings to You

I am Mrs.Grace Davidson from kuwait,
I was married to Late Mr Davidson who was an oil contractor/consultant with the government of Cote d' voire before his sudden death last year, When my late husband was alive he had some amount of money which he deposited in one of the banks here in the country. ($4.5MUSD, {four Million five Hundred thousand United States Dollars}.

This fund which my husband made throughout his years as an oil Contractor/consultant has been in the bank since after his death ,and I have been sick since after the Death of My Husband and have been in and out of the Hospital on several occasions.

Just some days ago our family doctor told me that it is very likely i will not be able to live long due to A Blood cancer {Leukamia}.This sickness has defiled all forms of medical treatment as the medical experts made me to understand.

So as a result of this and as a woman, that has no child of my own to inherite this fund I have decided to look for a foreing partner who can be able to handle this fund for me and invest with this fund wisly, I am willing to give you( 30 percent) out of the total fund.why I am doing this is because I don't want his people to know that he has this kind of amount of money in the bank. because my husband used me as his next of kin.

Please send me an e-mail if you are willing to assist me. AND I need your urgent reply As soon as I receive your mail and your assurance of handlling this fund perfectly, it will enable me to go ahead and give you the contact of the bank and as well inform the bank where the fund is been deposited, to go ahead and do the transfer of the fund to you so as to anable you to commence the investment immediatly

Be informed that this is all about TRUST and believing that you will carry out this work perfectly immediatly you get this fund.I don't know you and you don't know me as well, but I believe we get to know each other one day as we are about to be joint together through this business, and always remember me in your daily prayers.

THANKS AND GOD bless you.
>From Mrs .Grace Davidson.

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