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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. Georgina Susanson" <geosus55@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:53:17 +0000
Subject: View Attachment

Dearest Hildemara Beichmacher

May the peace and blessings of the almighty God rain in your enter life
endeavors, I have received your message. My sister, i have seen really tour
God never fail his words. i therefore attach all the covering documents to
enable you claim this consignment from the company. My late husband gave me
these documents before he died and none of his relatives know about
documents. So please keep everything about this transaction secret and
confidential till you are in the position of the consignment.

Please my brother, I want to ask you two questions: 1. Can I Trust You with
All My Heart Forever? 2. Can you keep Our Secret?

Don't be angry with me that I always disturb you with my family matter but I
have nobody here to discuss with. You are the only brother and sister i have
now please accept me as your own blood sister as I have accepted myself that
I am one. Though you meat me at the critical time of my life but God will
make all things new

My late husbands family never like me can you belief that they have
frustrated my life till the extent that they seize even joint account that I
run with my husband when you was alive because me and my husband were like
twine. We do everything together with one spirit. My brother, I want you to
do everything possible to conclude with the company as soon as you can to
enable you send me some money for feeding and treatment.

I have no money to even eat or treatment except my husband's doctor who has
been giving me treatments all this while. I know God almighty Will Bless him
forever as I know God never desist from blessing those who did well for
those he desired good for.

I have made arrangement with the Lawyer who helped my late husband during
the time of deposit to prepare a Transfer of Right from my name to your name
as this will proof you to the company to be my lawful representative. View
the attachment to see the documents, you are therefore to add the remaining
two need from your side.

May God Strengthened you for the successful conclusion of this transaction.
My brother I will advise you start making arrangement to Travel to Ghana for
the collection of the consignment as soon as possible. Or you can as well
make a request from the company to see if they can deliver the consignment
to you instead on you traveling to Ghana. I wait for your feedback as soon
as you hear from the company.

Let the name of almighty God be praise.

Yours Sister in Christ

Mrs. Georgina Susanson.

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