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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: Anna Coleman <coleman.anna26@yahoo.in>
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 09:07:40 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear My ($4,860,000.000) Donation

Hello My Dear.

Greetings to you in the name of our lord Jesus Christ, I know that
this message will appear as a surprise to you that we barely know but
the grace of God directed me to you and I wish you read this message
and be blessed in name of the Lord. I have a brain tumor, I suffer
terribly at the moment. My doctor just informed me that my days are
numbered because of my health therefore condemned to certain death.
Currently, I have exhausted all my savings for my medical care.

But I do have some funds for my charity project, these funds are
deposited in a fixed deposit in a local bank here in Benin. purposed
for charitable foundation. My marital status is such that I'm single
because I lost my Husband for over 9 years now and unfortunately we
have not had a child together, which I am no one to leave my legacy .
Therefore, to release my funds I would like to make a donation so that
there is no stiff tax on my money.

To this I would so graceful and in order to help the poor to give
what amounts to said legacy worth Four million, Eight Hundred and
Sixty Thousand dollars($4,860,000.000) to enable you to establish a
charitable foundation in my memory so that the grace of God be with me
until my last home so I can receive an honorable place with the Lord
our father.

I have no fear because before contacted you, i have for several nights
prayed for the Lord Jesus Christ to give me the contact of a trusted
person to whom I can entrust this matter and it is the result of why I
am doing research that allowed me to contact you through this site.

Know that you can keep half of the money for yourself and the rest
will be used to create a charitable foundation in my memory and a
federation in the fight against cancer and also build orphanages. I
would have the following information: Your name and first name, your
exact address and your permanent telephone contact so I can forward
them to my lawyer to appear that you perform the procedure under deal.

I count on your goodwill and especially on the proper use of these
funds have something I do not doubt because I have great confidence in
you that God may guide me toward you.

Awaiting your news, receive my cordial and fraternal greetings.
Yours Sincerely
Ms Anna Coleman
Phone no. +22961306462

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