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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. Melinda Caldwell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsmelindac@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 04:09:50 +0100
Subject: READ DEAR BELOVED.

Dear Beloved,
 
Greetings i bring to you in the name of God. I am giving you my trust and wish you will give me back the trust i have given you.
I believe that you will be Honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.
 
My name is Mrs. Melinda Caldwell, I was married to late Dr. Anthony  Caldwell, a contractor with United Nations in Abidjan Cote
D 'Ivoire,West Africa, where we live all our Lives together as husband and wife  which lasted for about Twenty-two years and due
to fibroid disease which really severed my womb, we could not bear a child of our own. I am a sick and dying woman who has
decided to donate all that my late husband and i has labored for on earth for the propagation of the God's work and to charity
organisations around your community through you.
 
I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for cancer  about 5years ago, Immediately after the death of my husband who has left me
everything he had worked for and according to medical reports the doctors has courageously told me I  that would not live longer
than Two Month because of my present Condition which i have accepted in good faith and taken as the WILL of the Lord almighty,
I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $5.2Million to you since I don't have a child of my Own to handle the Charity project in my
name and for the work of God as this is the dying legacy i would want to be remembered for hereafter.
 
You should contact me immediately you receive this mail  so that I will put you  through in contact with the establishment to enable
you arrange with them on how to get the Fund for the purpose mentioned above. I can't predict what will be my fate by the time you
will receive the fund, But you should please ensure that the fund is used as l have described above.
 
May God strengthen you and give you the divine wisdom to shoulder this great responsibilty for humanity.May the Lord Almighty be
with you always.
 
Hope to hear from you soonest.
Your Dying Sister
Melinda Caldwell

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