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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: MR DAVID OHMIT <mrdavidohmit49@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrdavidohmit49@yahoo.it
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:06:05 -0400
Subject: MY DEAR IN CHRIST,I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.



My Dear in Christ
Greetings to you in the name of our heavenly God. This mail might come to
you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come
into your mind,but please, consider it as a divine wish and accept it with
a deep sense of humility. My name is Mr.David Ohmit I'm a 49 years old
man,living in EUROPE,Though an American.
I was a merchant and i owned two businesses in Dubai. I was also
married,with two children. My wife and my two children died in a september
11,plane bomb blast that happen in USA 6years ago. Before this happened my
business and my concern for making money was all my interest as A living
man. I never really cared about other values in life. But since i lost of
my family, I have found a new desire to assist helpless families. I have
been helping orphans in orphanage/ motherless homes. I have donated some
money to orphans in Sudan, South Africa, Cameroon, Brazil,Spain,
Austria,Japan ,Germany and some Asian countries. Before I became ill, I
kept $18.5 Million in a long-term deposit account in a SECURITY/FINANCE
COMPANY.
Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
oesophageal 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 this money distributed to charity organizations. Because relatives and
friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot
live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.
Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit and
the interest accrued from the company and distribute it amongst charity
homes and poor & needy in your country. Use your judgement to distribute
the money and feel free to reimburse yourself when you have the money for
any cost you incure during the process of collecting and distributing the
money to Hurricane Katrina victims in USA ,Charity organisations,and
motherless babies homes.
I'm willing to offer you a reward If you are willing to help, please reply
as soon as you can to my email:
May the good Lord bless you and your family.
Regards,
Mr.David Ohmit



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