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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 Lisa Lee" <lisa.lee6@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:25:26 -0400
Subject: WILL/DONATION [Scanned]

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs Lisa Lee,I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to charity through you.You may be wondering why I chose you.But someone has to be chosen.I am 69 years old and was diagnosed for cancer about two years ago,after the death of my husband who had left me everything he worked for.I have been touched by the Lord to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband to charity through you for the good work of humanity,rather than allow my relatives to use my husband's hard earned funds inappropriately.I have asked the Lord to forgive me all my sins and I believe he has,because He is merciful. I will be going in for an operation,and I pray that I survive the operation.I have decided to WILL/Donate the sum of (Six Million five Hundred thousand Dollars)to charity through you for the good work of the Lord, and to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the assistance of the widows.
Please, if you 're willing to honor my request by carrying out my last wish, i 'll in turn give you all the necessary details for you to act as my nominated person in taking charge of the funds and percentage from the total sum as appreciation for a job well done.
I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task is accomplished, as I do not want anything that will jeopardize my last wish, due to the fact that I do not want my relatives or family members standing in the way of my last wish.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Lisa Lee.
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,TELEPHONE NUMBER ON YOUR REPLY FOR EASY AND IMMEDIATE COMMUNICATION WITH MY SOLICITOR/CONSULTANT.

 
Rye St Antony School Ltd is a limited company registered in England No. 612426
Registered Office: Pullen's Lane, Headington Hill, Oxford OX3 0BY
Registered Charity No. 309685
 
Please note that Rye St Antony School Ltd may monitor email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of security and staff training.
 
 
 

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