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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 Tammy Amstrong <emaildaniel28@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrstammy.amstroncares@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:26:37 -0700
Subject: Re: Re: Esteem Greeting

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*Esteem Greeting,*
*
*
*I write to you in good faith and hoping that you will understand the
importance of my email. My decision to contact you is because I have been
recently diagnosed with Cancer and the doctor said I have less than 6 weeks
to live. Since this sudden news was announced to me, I have been reflecting
over my life in the past. It is painful that after over 24 years of
peaceful marriage with my late husband, we had no child of our own that
will inherit our numerous wealth.*
*
*
*In the past, I have made reasonable donations to the victims of Earthquake
in Haiti and recently to the same victims in Japan and Thailand. Now that
my health is gradually deteriorating, I cannot continue to do all these by
myself any more. I strongly desire to reach out to the poor and needy
people, but I would prefer to continue this with the assistance of a kind
person.*
*
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*I want you to answer the following questions, (1) are you a God fearing
person? (2) If I donate (15.5)Fifteen Million five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars to you, can you be able to utilize it wisely to achieve my
heart desire of supporting poor people around you? (3)Will you open a
charity foundation in the name of my husband and 1? Please reply me as soon
as possible. *
*
*
*Yours Faithfully.*
*Mrs Tammy Armstrong.*

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