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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.Karen Davis Franken. <info_mrskarenfranken@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrs.karendfranken@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:02:16 +0100
Subject: You will be entitled to 40%.


Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Here is the voice of Mrs. Karen Davis Franken from (Malta). I am married to =
Mr. Davis Franken, National of the United States of America; he worked with =
Vacuum Oil Company, Ltd. As a chief general counsel of engineering department =
in Malta for twenty-five years before he died in the 2005.We were married for =
twelve years without a child, he died in a car accident in Valletta city =
Malta. Before his death we were both born again Christians. Since his death I =
decided not to re-marry.

When my late husband was alive he made a (deposit Consignment), valued at =
Five Million Five Hundred thousand United State Dollars (US$5,500, 000.00) =
into bank security with account pin code and the account numbers will be =
revealed to you later as we progress. Presently, I am with my laptop in a =
hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for squamous cell cancer. I =
have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have =
only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that this deposit =
consignment is invested wisely and proceeds distributed among charity =
organizations.

I want a person that is God fearing that will use this money for charity =
work, and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of =
God is maintained. The Bible made us to understand that blessed is the hand =
that giveth.I took this decision because I knew that there are a lot of poor =
people suffering from different kind of diseases without any help. With God =
all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the =
contact of the Bank security where the deposited consignment and I will also =
issue you a letter of authorization that will prove you as the new =
beneficiary of this Consignment.

You will be entitled to 40%. Please assure me that you will act accordingly =
as I stated here in. Hoping to hear from you soon. And again Please do not =
reply me if you have the intention of using this fund for personal use.

Please contact me through my private email: mrs.karendfranken@yahoo.com

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Karen Davis Franken.

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