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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 Linda Uwen"<uwen8314@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <uwenlinda5@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:27:38 -0500
Subject: Please assure me that you will act accordingly

Hello My Beloved,

It is true that this letter may come to you as a surprise. Nevertheless, I humbly ask you to give me your attention and hear me out. My name is Mrs. Linda Uwen from Australia. I am married To Dr. Edward Uwen who worked with our QR construction company here in United Kingdom for a period of 8 years before he died.

We were married for 15 years without a child before he died after a brief illness. Since his death I decided not to remarry due to my religious belief . When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of GBP 6.5m (Six Million Five Hundred Thousand British pound ) with a Halifax Private Bank Ltd-UK. presently this money is still in the custody of the Halifax Private Bank Ltd-UK..recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next Four months due to cancer illness.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this money to Charity or a good person that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want you to use this money for Charity organization, orphanages, widows and other people that are in need. l took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money . Moreover, my husband relatives are not close to me since I develop a Cancer problem and it had been their wish to see me dead in order to inherit his wealth since we have no Child. These people are not worthy of this inheritance. This is why I am taking this decision.

I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my ill-health. As soon as I receive your responds I will give you the contact of the Halifax Private Bank Ltd-UK.where the money is deposited. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the Halifax Private Bank Ltd-UK that will make you the beneficiary of this money. I want you to always put me in prayer.

Any delay in your responds may give me room to look for another good person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Hoping to receive your response soonest. My Beloved Please contact me by my e-mail address:

Thanks
Best Regards,
Mrs. Linda Uwen

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