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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: "Mrs. Stefanie Rhine" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stefanie.rhine95@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:48:58 -0400
Subject: RE: ....THIS IS VERY URGENT EMAIL.


Withdue Respect And Humility, I was compelled to write you under ahumanitarian ground. I am Mrs. Stefanie Rhine 59 years old, I am suffering from a long time cancer of the breast and the liver, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I can't work or do any stressful thing, according to the doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next one month, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage. I was brought up from a motherless babies home before married to my late husband for twenty years without a child. My late husband died on his way back home in a fatal motor accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, which I sold all inherited belongings and deposited the total sum of US$5.6 Million dollars with a finance house. Presently, this fund is still with the finance house vault of the firm. Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to you or any good spirited individual charity organization.

I want you to make use of this fund according to the desire of my late husband and I to help the less privileged ones,needless and the orphanages, by building an orphanages homes,schools. I took this decision because I have no offspring and seeing the sufferings of people around the globe,i decided to donate it,

I do not want in away where this money will be used in an ungodly way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this money.Though i don't know you none meet you before but i believe that the Almighty God will work through you in accomplishing this will. Always remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery. I am using a desktop computer here in the hospital where I have been undergoing treatment.

All I need from you is a confidential assurance that the funds when received by you will be used for the said purpose. Nowadays it is difficult to trust someone, but I don't know why the spirit of God still approved me to email you about this out of few email addresses I have from the internet, yours was the only one that my mind convinced to contact.

Never turn me down, because this transaction is 100% risk free, which you are entitle to meet with the finance face to face meeting concerning above explanation.

Warmest Regards,

Mrs. Stefanie Rhine

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