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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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Fraud email example:

From: christiana.walt01@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:32:48 -0500 (ECT)
Subject: Beloved in Christ,

X-OBSA S.A-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-OBSA S.A-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-OBSA S.A-MailScanner-SpamCheck: spam, SpamAssassin (puntaje=8.12, requerido 6, ADVANCE_FEE_2 1.23, ADVANCE_FEE_3 1.43, ADVANCE_FEE_4 0.64, BAYES_40 -0.18, HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, MILLION_USD 1.53, MIME_HTML_ONLY 1.46, MIME_QP_LONG_LINE 1.40, RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB 0.62, SPF_HELO_PASS -0.00) X-OBSA S.A-MailScanner-SpamScore: ssssssss X-OBSA S.A-MailScanner-From: christiana.walt01@gmail.com X-Spam-Status: Yes  Beloved in Christ,
 
Please use this money for the Churches and Less Privileged in the world. Greetings to you and your family in the name of God, in my search for a
= reliable and God fearing person and having gotten your contact through
p= rayers and pains taking efforts via searching i made on the internet on
= my bed side.
 
I have decided to seek your help in carrying out my last wishes. My nameis Mrs. Christiana Walter, I'm a 58 years old woman and my Country is
S= ierra- Leone, I was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai, I was
= also married with two children.
 
My husband and my two children where involved in a plane crash in the
De= c,25th Before this happened, my business and concern for making money
wa= s all I care for, I never really cared about other values in life.
 
But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to assist
hel= pless families, I have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless, I
h= ave also donated some money for humanitarian needs, only recently I saw
= on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood people in
C= anberra, Australia through fire.
 
I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this
c= ontribution on assisting people over there or any part of the world likeAsia/ Europe and America that might still need any financial help,
 I have
kept (US.6 Million) Six Million United States Dollars in a = long-term
deposit in a Finance company in Cotonou Benin Republic West Af= rica.
Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for
= Esophagi Cancer at International Memorial Hospital Cotonou.
 
I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I
= have only few weeks to live, It is my last wish to see this money
distri= buted to victims of the fire outbreak in Australia and other charity
org= anization in the World like i said,
 I have enclosed for you the Current
Photograph I took below Becaus= e relatives and friends have plundered so
much of my wealth since my ill= ness, I cannot live with the agony
entrusting this huge responsibility t= o any of them.
 
Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit withthe help of my Lawyer and distributes it accordingly Use your judgment to<= BR>distribute the money and keep 30% of it to yourself.

Again I will allow you to communicate with the financial company direct= ly
upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be comp= leted
before the end of this month before I die according to the Doctor.=
 
Please if you are willing to help,  reply by including;
 
 1. Your Full Name;
 2. Phone number
 3. Age:
 = ;4. Occupation
 
I am waiting for your response immediately,
God Bless you,
Madam Christiana Walter
 

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