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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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Fraud email example:

From: Europe Charitable Care Home Europe Charitable Care Home <europe_charitable@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 11:35:57 +0100
Subject: DONATION FOR THE WORK OF GOD.


My Beloved in God,
I greet you in the name of God. I also pray that this letter of mine will bring a divine change in your life and that of your entire family, Amen.

May the most high God open your mind and spirit to know the truth of
what I am saying, for the scripture says in the book of JOHN 8 vs 32
that we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us free.

You

may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know
me personally. I am Mrs. Victoria Lynda Williams, a widow to Late Casmir
Elijah Williams who was once an Ambassador of Angola in Togo and also a
business merchant before he died in the year 2003 of heart attack.

I
am now a new Christian convert suffering from long time cancer of the
breast. I also worked with the Charitable Care Home Organisations before I got sick and retired.


My late husband died of heart attack here in Togo and was buried in his
home country Angola. During the
period of our marriage, we had a son FARIA who also died in plane crash
with my husband. May their souls rest in perfect peace. I am shielding
tears now as I am writing this mail to you but God knows the best.

My late husband was very wealthy and before his death, he
deposited the total sum of $6.5Million USDollars (Six Million Five hundred thousand USDollars) in a bank here in Togo.

My personal physician (Doctor) told me that I may not live for more than six
months and I am so scared about this.

I am willing to donate the money
which was deposited in a bank to you for the
development of philanthropism and also as aids for the less privileged
around you and to spread the gospel of God (Allah) around you.

Please note that, this money was deposited in the Eco bank here inLome, Togo.
Their email address is; ecobanktogo94@yahoo.com OR info_ecobanktogo@yahoo.com
Their Telephone number is; +22898808599.
Name of
their Director is; Dr. Kolapo Lawson Ahmed.

To


enable you get this fund, please reply me immediately or you can
contact the bank directly and let me know so that I will send all the
necessary papers and documents to them for easy and safe transfer of
this total sum of $6.5Million USDollars into your bank account in your
country
for the work of God (Allah).
Lastly,
I want you and your family to be praying for me as regards my entire
life and my health. I am waiting for your quick reply because this issue
is very urgent regarding my present health condition.

You can
contact me using my private email address; (victorialynda54@yahoo.com)
because this email address belongs to the organisation where I worked.

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Victoria Lynda Williams.

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