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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 CLARISSYLVIA EDWARDS KUTTA <clarise1kuntay@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 12:05:50 +0000
Subject: USE IT TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED,WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

HELLO MY BELOVED

PLEASE PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU AND INFORM YOU OF MY
DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. MY NAME IS MRS
CLARISSYLIA EDWARDS, A 65 YEARS OLD GERMAN CITIZEN WOMAN WITH A
MULTI-RACIAL HERITAGE OF BLACK/GERMAN, SUFFERING FROM ALONG TIME
CANCER OF THE BREAST, I WANT TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE.

I AM A MISSIONARY AND I HAVE DECIDED TO WILLINGLY DONATE THE SUM OF
ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS OUT OF TWENTY
TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS THAT I HAVE IN BANK, TO
CHARITY AND INDIVIDUAL THROUGH YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK OF THE LORD,AND
TO HELP THE MOTHERLESS,LESS PRIVILEGED AND ALSO FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE WIDOWS. MY COMING IN CONTACT WITH YOU IS SOLELY BY THE DIVINE WILL
AND NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

PLEASE LIKE I TOLD YOU EARLIER I'M A MISSIONARY WOMAN FROM GERMANY BUT
RESIDING IN GRAND BASSAM,WEST-AFFRICA,FOR THE MISSIONARY WORKS. MY
HUSBAND WAS AN ENGINEER WITH A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HERE, IN FACT IT
IS TOO SAD TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I LOST MY DEAR HUSBAND AND TWO KIDS IN
A TRAGIC MOTOR ACCIDENT, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH THIS
DEADLY BREAST CANCER DISEASE WHICH MOST SPECIALIST DOCTORS HAVE
CONFIRMED THAT I MAY NOT SURVIVE NO MATTER WHAT.

AS I HAVE ARRANGE ALL I WANT TO DO NOW IS TO PRESENT YOU TO THE BANK
AND INSTRUCT THE BANK TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF ONE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS OUT OF MY FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WHICH
I AND MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IN A BANK HERE.

I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE THIS FUND AND USE IT TO HELP THE LESS
PRIVILEGED,WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.KINDLY SEND ME YOUR FULL ADDRESS, SO
THAT I WILL FORWARD THEM TO THE BANK AS WELL INSTRUCTION THEM TO
TRANSFER THE ABOVE MENTION FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. REMAIN BLESSED.

YOURS SINCERELY, mrsclarissylviaedwards@yahoo.fr / clarise1kuntay@gmail.com
MRS CLARISSYLVIA EDWARDS KUTTA

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