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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: "BRIDGET JOHN" <bridgetj@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:02:46 +0100
Subject: SAVE OUR SOUL


DEAR SIR,

PLEASE SAVE OUR SOUL.


I AM MRS.BRIDGET JOHN. HAVE TO CONTACT YOU BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. ON 3RD OF JANUARY 2003,MY HUSBAND DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.

HE OWNS THE LOBIC OIL NIGERIA LTD,AT PORT HARCOURT,SINCE HIS DEATH,THE TWINS BROTHER HAS TAKEN ALL MY LATE HUSBAND PROPERTY INCLUDING THE OIL COMPANY,LIVING NOTING FOR ME AND MY ONLY CHILD TO INHERIT.

BEFORE HIS DEATH,HE FILED IN THE CHANGE OF NEXT OF KIN FROM HIS BROTHER TO HIS TWO(2)YEARS SON.
WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU IS BECAUSE OF THE MONEY USD28M(TWENTY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS)HE DEPOSITED IN NOBLE FINANCE WITH MY SON,S NAME.

DUE TO THE AGE OF MY SON WE CAN NOT WITHDRAW THIS MONEY,PLEASE HELP US TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME LAST NAME WITH MY SON.IF I DID NOT TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT FROM THE DEPOSITED ACCOUNT,THE TWINS BROTHER OF MY LATE HUSBAND WILL CONVERT THE MONEY TO HIM SELF.

WE WILL COMPENSATE YOU,WITH 30%OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY,60%FOR ME AND MY SON AND 10% FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MAY IN CURE.PLEASE HELP ME AND MY DYING SON TO SURVIVE.YOUR INTEREST IS NEEDED ON TIME.

YOU MAY WISH TO CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADD:bridgetj@walla.com
PLEASE HELP,

BEST REGARDS,

MRS.BRIDGET J.

A WIDOW.




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