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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 Nancy Donald" <mails_fils3@aol.fr>
Reply-To: nancy_donald1946@outlook.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:35:57 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear Beloveth,


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Hello Dear Beloveth,
Dear in the Lord,
Greetings in the mighty name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I know that God will give you the desire and interest to digest this humble story,this may sound so unconvincing or hard to believe but just believe my story because I know the reason and wisdom of the Almighty God who created the heavens and the earth humbly understood and accepted my proposal to continue despite not having known or seen before, but I know the distance is not an obstacle to the divine mission.
You may not know the sender of the email.I received your e-mail files to find trustworthy people online. Let me start by introducing myself as Mrs Nancy Donald 68years old widow from northern new south wales,Australia,married to late Engr. Michael Donald who was into exploration and distribution of petroleum-related activities here in London,we were married for 27 years without a child before his demise in a Plane crash on Wed 16 Oct 2013 while on his last business trip, please visit the following webpage for your more information:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-16/six-australians-killed-in-laos-plane-crash/5027442
When my husband was alive he deposited the sum of 6.5 million (Six million,five hundred thousand US dollars), which are estates and investment in capital market were removed with a bank. Presently, this money is still in the bank in the United states. My doctor told me I have few months to live due to the cancerous problems I am suffering.
Since my husband left this wicked-world without leaving any child to carry on his name or business,I decided to get out of this fund to you and ask you to use this gift which comes from the bottom of my heart to help the widows, widowers, orphans, the poor, the oppressed, motherless-children with disabilities, sterile - women and with random are economically or physically ill.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the bank. In addition, I will send my wishes and provide the vital backing documents relating to this deposit and once proven to help the initial advantage of this fund. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy of emulation. Come back every day in prayer throughout This life. Please assure me that you will act like I asked here.
May God bless us all,
Mrs Nancy Donald

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