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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 Loveth Ovil <loveth_ovil4@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:31:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INFORMATION NEEDED


Dearest One Christ.


Thanks for your response to my mail, i am very happy that i can get somebody from my own Country Philippines, and i hope the best thing for me is to hand this trust to your family,like i told you the doctor have made me to understand that i may not live more than two months.

Therefore i am urging you to give me your trust and confidence to hand over this wealth to you for the work of God by making the less priviledge and charity homes inherit some of this fund so that my soul will rest in perfect peace when i will finally join my ancesstors.

I will like you to forward your personal identification like your international passport copies or Id card and your telephone number/fax number just to know whom i am give this treasure, as soon as i receive this imformations from you i will now tell my lawyer to forward the documentations that covers this claim to you to enable you go and clear the fund where it is deposited in the Security Company in Netherland .

Thank you once more, and may God grant you the power to carry out this work to see that the less priviledge and charity homes will live.

Mrs Loveth Ovil


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