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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. Donna Williams" <metinakkaya@hudaverdi.com.tr>
Reply-To: <mrs.donnawilliams03@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:24:35 +0200
Subject: Dear beloved one in Christ

Dear beloved one in Christ,

I am Mrs. Donna Williams from Ashford, Kent England but presently in
Kuala

Lumpur,Malaysia, I am 69 years old, I am deaf i don't hear and I'm
suffering

from a long time cancer of the breast,From all indication my condition
is

really deteriorating, and doctor Sam 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 babies home,
and i

was married to my late husband Johnson Hernandez for twenty years
without a

child.

My husband and I are true Christians,we lived all day in Kuala

Lumpur,Malaysia, since he was working here as a contractor and got
share's

with Coca cola here, but quite unfortunately,he died in a fire
accident, he

burnt to ashes none of his body was found. Since his death I decided
not to

re-marry and because of my bad stage of health,I sold all our
inheritance

belonging to me and my late husband Johnson and deposited all the total
sum of

$8.8 Million United State dollars a Security Company in the UK and all
our

jewelries Diamonds and Golds too My dearest beloved one in Christ can i
trust

you to distribute our life earnings to the motherless homes and
Churches and

people?. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.

My direct Email:mrs.donnawilliams01@outlook.com

Your's Sincerely Sister in Christ,

Mrs.Donna Williams

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