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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: "Veronica Movoka" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:15:37 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Help Please?


Dear beloved one in Christ,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you but the lord chose you, I came across your email
contact from my personal search and i decide to email you on here on my sick bed in hospital and I believe
that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs Veronica Movoka from Fredonia, New york United State of America but presently in London UK,
and I am 69 years old, I am deaf and don't hear very well and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast
,From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and doctor Clay have courageously advised me that
I may not live beyond the next two to three months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical
stage. I was brought up in a motherless babies home, and i was married to my late husband Johnson Movoka
for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christian's,we lived all day in London UK since he was working here as a
contractor, but quite unfortunately,he died in a fire but he burnt to asses and none of is body was found,
Since his death I decided not to re-marry because of my bad stage of health,I sold all our inheritance
belongings to me and my late husband Johnson and deposited all the total sum of $24.8Million United State
dollars with the national bank in United States Flushing New york and all our jewelries Diamonds and Golds
with a security company in London here and i still have my wedding rings with me here.

Presently, this money is still in the BANK, and the management of the national Bank New york just write 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 someone i trust to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over
because of my illness, or they get it confiscated to move into government account as an unclaimed funds
and i don't want these to happen to me my beloved one cause this is me and my late husband hard earns,
Presently I'm with my laptop here in London Hospital where I have been undergoing treatment,I have since
lost my ability to talk and Doctor Clay have told me that I have only a few months to live On earth.

It is my last wish to see that me and my late husband hard earn money is invested in any organization of
your choice and distributed yearly among the charities organization, the poor and the motherless babies
home where I come from,I want your good humanitarian to also use these money to fund churches,
orphanages homes and widows around your environments.

I must let you know that these was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards these issue
because I have no further option, I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact information of my Bank Manager Mr John Samuel
, I will also issue a letter of authorization in your name from my late husband attorney so you can forward to
my bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds,Please assure me that you will act
accordingly as I stated in my email,Hope to hear from you soonest my beloved one in Christ.

I await your response back my beloved one in Christ My first Email to reach me back :
veronica_movoka74@w.cn

Yours sincerely sister in Christ,

Mrs Veronica Movoka

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