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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Susana Jacobs" <pinatm@postino.net>
Reply-To: investmentplan22@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:34:38 +0300
Subject: CAN I LAY MY TRUST IN YOU!!!



Dear beloved in Christ,

Good day my dear,

How are you and your family? hope every body is fine? If so thanks to God.
Almighty. My dear, I know that this mail might come as a surprise to
you but all
the same, I want you to read it and please give adequate attention to it
immediately and hearkening to the voice of a dying widow. May I introduce my
humble self to you; I am Mrs. Mrs. Susana Jacobs from London United
Kingdom the
wife of late Mr. Lambert Jacobs who happened to be the chairman of Texaco Oil
Company in UK from 2008 till 2011 when he died of an auto accident.

It all happened on the 13th day of June 2011 when my late husband was
traveling
for a Board meeting scheduled with his Board of Directors in Wales here in UK
when he had a fatal accident on his way to the meeting. Four days
before he died
on the 17th day of August 2011 after spending closely two months in the
Hospital, he called me on his seek bed and narrated to me that he
deposited the
total sum of Us$18.5Million US Dollars in a Security Company in United
Kingdom.

He also told me where he kept the files, which contains all the vital
information he used in depositing the money with the Security Company.
After my
late husband's funeral rights, I felt sick some months later and was rushed to
the hospital, and I have been undergoing treatments for throat cancer,
and have
lost my ability to talk.

Right now my dear, I am left with nothing except the deposited money in the
Security Company. Before my husband died, he advised me on how I
should transfer
this money to any account of my choice when ever I am ready for that,
he told me
to contact an old friend of him who happened to be a retired Officer with the
Security Company to help me in executing this project but the matter turned
worse when I heard that the man who is supposed to help me dead when I
was still
at the hospital. Please my dear, all I need from you now is to kindly
help me in
securing this money from the Security Company in my Orders as I cannot do It
myself because of my health situation. My daughter is just 11 years old.

Right now, I am Undergoing a critical situation for my days has been numbered
because from my recent medical checkups some days back, my Doctor made
it known
to me that I have less than 2 months to live on the planet earth and that has
been my main reasons of contacting you at the first place. Please you have to
come to the aid of a dying Widow by helping me in securing the money
out of the
Security Company to your Private Bank account in your country after which you
will help me in investing some part of the money with the name Of my only
daughter (Alice) in your country to enable him purchase a good living in your
country even if I no longer exist. Please you have to help me in this
for I will
be very glad even in my grave if this should be the only thing I could achieve
for my only son (Alice) before I die. I am not afraid of death hence I know
where I am going to, I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the Lord.

I will offer you 40% percent of the total money us$18.5Million
Dollars, 10% will
be donated to Charity while you invest the remaining 50% for my
daughter (Alice)
for his future.

Looking forward hearing from you. Thanks and may God bless you and
Your family Amen.

Mrs. Susana Jacobs

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