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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: Monique Aiden <moniqueaiden@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:34:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Mrs. Monique Aiden

 >From Mrs. Monique Aiden
 
Dear beloved friend,
 
I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search that's why i email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.
 
I am Mrs. Monique Aiden from Australia, I am 58 years old, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast, which also affected my brain. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage.
 
I was brought up in a motherless baby's home, and was married to my late husband for twenty nine years without a child. My husband and I are true Christians, but quite unfortunately, he died in a fatal motor accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $3.2 million dollars with a Bank.
 
Presently, this money is still in their custody, and the management just wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness. Presently, I'm in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment.
 
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 money is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from.
 
I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around. I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option and I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.
 
As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you more information on this if you can assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.
 
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Awaiting your reply
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Monique Aiden
  

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