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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: "Rita Jackson" <rita_jackson22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rita_jackson23@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:06:30 -0800
Subject: MRS RITA JACKSON MADRID

FROM. MRS RITA JACKSON MADRID
SPAIN

DEAR SIR,

I AM THE ABOVE NAMED PERSON FROM SPAIN, I AM MARRIED
TO ENG.GREG JACKSON WHO WORKED WITH THE KUWAIT EMBASSEY
IN ANGOLA FOR NINE YEARS, BEFORE HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002, WE
ARE MARRIED FOR ELEVEN YEARS WITHOUT A CHILD, HE DIED
AFTER A BRIEFILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS.

BEFORE HIS DEATH WE WERE BOTH A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN,
SINCE HIS DEATH I DECIDE NOT TO REMARRY OR GET A CHILD
OUTSIDE A MATRIMONIAL HOME,WHICH MY RELIGiON IS AGAINST.
WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIFE, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $14
MILLION(FOURTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WHICH
HE ACCUIRED FROM THE OIL BUSINESS WITH HON DR.GOODLUCK
OKERE.

A DIPLOMAT IN SPAIN HE ALSO THE OWNER OF
(TRANSATLATIC CROSSING S.A) SPAIN.RECENTLY, MY DR
DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NOT LAST FOR THE NEXT
EIGHT MONTHS DUE TO CANCER PROBLEM,HAVING KNOWN MY
CONDITION I DECIDED TO KEEP THIS FUND IN EUROPE, I
WANT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL USE FUND
FOR ORPHANAGES. MY RELIGON MAKES ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT
BLESSED IS THE HAND THAT GIVETH, I TOOK THIS DECISION
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY.

I WANT A SITUATION WERE THE MONEY WILL BE USED IN A GODLY WAY.
I DON'T NEED ANY TELCOMMUNICATION IN THIS REGARDS BECAUSE
I DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE DIPLOMATIC
CARGO BOXES CONTAINING THIS FUND IS IN MADRID SPAIN
AND WILL BE REGISTERED ON YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AS
SOON AS YOU COME UP.PLEASE CONTACT THIS HONORABLE GENTLE MAN
IMMEDIATELY.DR FRED COLLINS mail to: gedion_chambers@mail2triallawyer.com.

I HAVE GIVEN HIM THE GO AHEAD TO DELIVER THE DIPLOMATIC
CARGO BOXES CONTAINING THE FUNDS TOWHO IS WILLING OR YOU
CAN TRAVEL TO SPAIN TO COLLECT THE FUND.

GOD BLESS YOU.

THE DIPLOMATIC CARGO BOXES CONTAINING THE FUNDS WILL
BE DELIEVERED TO YOU OR YOU CAN TRAVEL TO SPAIN TO
COLLECT THE FUND.

GOD BLESS YOU.

REGARDS

MRS RITA JACKSON.


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