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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: Edith Hadassah <massonlm@t-online.de>
Reply-To: "edith_hadassah@religious.com" <edith_hadassah@religious.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 18:11:30 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Mrs.Edith Hadassah




Dearest in Christ,

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I’m Mrs.Edith Hadassah the
widow of late Mr. Joram Hadassah. I’m 60 years old. I am a suffering from
prolonged cancer of the breast, from all medical indications my condition
has really deteriorated and it’s pretty obvious that i may not live for
more than six months owning to the rapid growth by stage and the
excruciating pain that accrues to it.

My husband was killed in on going syria civil war two years ago,and our
long years of marriage was not blessed with children. My husband was very
wealthy.After his death I inherited all his business and funds in Asia and
Africa. My doctor has diagnosed and told me privately what i should expect,
building my spirit for the inevitable .He says i may not last for more than
six months,based on this i have taken the decision to share part of my
funds and wealth in contribution to the development of the Church and
society with major focus on the poor, needy and orphan children.

I selected you after visiting the website having prayed over it, I am
willing to donate the sum of $5.5,m USD for your work in developing the
Church and to help the poor, needy,and less privileged among your
congregations/society. Please note that this fund is deposited in a bank in
Africa.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit be with you.

May the grace and blessings of God be and remain with you.

I shall be awaiting for your response.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Edith Hadassah




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