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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347035017309 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Miss becky driscoll <lucy_cox3@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: beckydriscoll68@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:19:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Friend in the Lord

Friend in the Lord
Please use this money for the Churches/Islamics 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 prayers 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 name is Miss becky driscoll, I'm a 58 years old woman and my Country is Malaysia,i was a merchant and owned two businesses in Dubai,i was also married with two children.

My husband and two children where involved in a plane crash in the Dec,25th Before this happened,my business and concern for making money was 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 helpless families,i have been helping orphans in orphanage/motherless,i have also donated some money for humanitarian needs,only recently I saw on television the colossal loss of properties and livelihood people in Canberra, Australia through fire.

I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this contribution on assisting people over there or any part of the world like Asia/ Europe and America that might still need any financial help,i have kept (US,15 Million)fifteen Million United States Dollars in a long-term deposit in a Finance company in Malaysian Asia country were i came from.

Presently, I'm in a hospital in nigeria where I have been undergoing treatment for Oesophagi Cancer at International Memorial Hospital.

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 distributed to victims of the fire outbreak in Malaysia and other charity organization in the World like i said,i have enclosed for you the Current Photogragh I took below Because relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness,I cannot live with the agony entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I beg you in the name of God to help me collect the deposit with the help of my Lawyer and distributes it accordingly Use your judgment to distribute the money and keep 20% of it to yourself.Feel free to re-imburse yourself when you have the money for any expences you made during the process of collecting/claiming the Funds on my behalf,and all the necesary documents is ready which willlead you to the Financial house for the clame of the funds.

Please If you are willing to help,please reply as soon as possible,again I will allow you to communicate with the financial company directly upon the receipt of your reply because I want this project to be completed before the end of this month before i die according to the Doctor,and you can reach the doctor true this mobile number,+234-7035-0173-09

And also attach to me in your return mail your personal details for familiarity,May the good lord bless you.

1.Your Full Names
2.Your Age/ Sex
3.Your Marital Status
4.Your Occupation
5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax
6.Your International Passport/Working ID/Driving Lincence.

Regards,

Miss becky driscoll

>From Nigeria On My Hospital Bed

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