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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: info@silvia.org
Reply-To: madam.silvia13@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:26:47 +0600
Subject: FROM MADAM SILVIA RESPONE IMMEDIATELY

4 Old Church Street,
Chelsea,SW3, England.

Here writes Madam Silvia Davis,I am married to Engineer Silas
Davis an Englishman who is dead. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of 3 Million (THREE Million Great Britain
Pounds Sterling which were derived from his vast estates and
investment in capital market with a security company here in UK.
Presently,this money is still with the online bank.

My Doctor told me that I have limited days to live due to the
cancerous problems I am suffering from. I have decided to donate
this fund to you and want you to use this gift which comes from
my husbands effort to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers, orphans,
destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,
barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
online bank in UK. I will also issue you a Letter of Authority
that will empower you as the original beneficiary of this fund. My
happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Please always
be prayerful all through your life.Please assure me that you will
act just as I have stated herein.

Hope to hear from you soon and God bless you and
members of your family.

you are to contact me with my most private email
address: madam.silvia13@hotmail.com

Thanks
Madam Silvia Davis

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