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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: "I am Mrs. Jyoti Appanah," <info@live.com>
Reply-To: Mrs.jyotiappanah@live.com
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:18:49 +0200
Subject: PLEASE ACT AS MY NEXT OF KIN!




Good Day to whom it may concern


I am Mrs. Jyoti Appanah, I am a citizen of India, precisely from a state
called Assam. but i got married to Mr. Walter Robert a citizen of
Mauritius, We both live happily in Port Louis. the capital city of
Mauritius.

My husband worked with Chevron/Texaco in United Kingdom for twenty years
before he died in the year 2003. Because of the love he have for me and
our only son he deposited the sum of £ 17.5 Million (Seventeen Million
Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) with the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI). For his future benefit been the only child.

With tears on my eyes, Pains and sorrows i say to you that my son was
poisoned by his friends that are jealous of him because he came from a
wealthy home.

I have been suffering from cancerous ailment. Recently, my Doctor told me
that Have limited days to live due to the stroke and cancerous problems I
am suffering from.

I have decided to donate this funds to you and want you to use my husbands
effort to fund the upkeep of widows and charities worldwide. If you are a
trusted person please kindly contact Me, with your information's

Full Names.
Residential.
Address.
City.
State.
Country.
Nationality.
Sex.
Age.
Marital Status.
Email address.
Fax Number.
Cell Number.
Occupation.


Send your reply to me via Email-
(mrs.jyotiappanah1010@gmail.com) if you are willing to assist.

The Online Account details will be given to you, this will enable you view
and access the Online Account.

Sincerely
Mrs. Jyoti Appanah

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