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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: PRIVATE INFO <privateinfor1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: PRIVATE INFO <aching_002@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 02:25:20 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact me for details and directives.


Contact me for details and directives.


Beloved person of God,I hope on you.
My
name is  Mrs .Z.. Rizvanolli, A good muslam, An Albania  folk singer
also a widow, My late husband is an Ivorian. I was diagnosed, for both
cancer of the heart, and that of the throat 2years ago, which makes it
impossible for me to communicate well orally. What disturbs me most is
my stroke sickness. I have few months to live, according to medical
experts. I have decided to donate, my inherited fund to you, as a good
person with the fear of God.

The amount of my inherited fund is
($2M.500.000.00) Two Million, five Hundred
Thousand USA Dollars, Which was deposited in one of security finace
bank in west Africa, this amount, I inherited from my late husband who
was a music promoter and also from some contracts we did with some
British / French music promoting companies in West Africa long time ago.

I
considered it very important to reveal this to you. note, as my health
deteriorates, Day after Day, my Doctor have severally informed me that
now that I am still alive, I should endeavor, to fulfill my last wishes,
as he do not see the possibility, of my survival, therefore, based on
his several advises, I should keep prayed and while in prayer, I was
divinely directed to entrust these my Inherited Fund to you. Please use
it to help the poor and less privileged, mostly in humanitarian
services, Such as building of Churches, Mosques and Charity homes.

If this my last, and humble wish is accomplished, my spirit and soul will rest in perfect peace if I die.right now,
I am still at the hospital and therefore, need also your prayers. for God's Mercy and to be alive for more Months.
Contact me for more directives and details.
Expecting your Urgent response.
Thanks, God be with you.
Mrs .Z.Rizvanolli.

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