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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.Maria Gray" <mrs_mariagray9@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:37:10 +0000
Subject: Dear Beloved One, I Seek Your Consent.


My Dear Beloved One,

Please read this slowly and carefully, as it
may be one of the most important emails you ever
get. I am Mrs Maria Gray from Sweden .
I am married to Late Henry Gray of blessed memory
until his death he was the former Managing Director
and pioneer staff of Hindustan Construction Company

in United Kigdom for Twelve years before he died in
the year 2002. We were married for eighteen years
without a child. He was a very dedicated Christian,
free person and a great philanthropist during his
life time.my husband died on 9th February 2002 at
the age of 68, He was buried on the 23rd of
February.

Since 5 years after his death, i have been
battling with both cancer and fibroid problems. When
my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of
$7.5Million (Seven Million five hundred
thousand U.S. Dollars) with a Finanial firm and till
date this money is still with the bank. Recently,my
Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
three months due to cancer problem.Having known my
condition I decided to donate this fund to either an
organisation or a reliable individual to you in the
codicil and last testament to my will. This may
sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is
real and true.

I want you to utilize this money to better
the lives of the less privileged. I want you to use
this money in all sincerity to fund orphanages,
widows and the destitutes. I took this decision
because I dont have any child that will inherit this
money and my husband's relatives has been very
hostile and unkind to me since after my husbands
death.

Please kindly send me your contact details as
follow so that my attorney can use the information
for the change of the account ownership

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address /country
4. Your age and current occupation

For legitimacy, he will also issue you a
letter of authority that will empower you as the
original-beneficiary of this fund. I want you to
always pray for me, Any delay in your reply will
give me room in sourcing for another individual for
this same purpose. If you are not interested, kindly
pardon me for contacting you. You can reach me with
my private Email ID ( mrs_mariagray@yahoo.co.uk)

Regards,
Mrs Maria Gray.

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