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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: "Miss.Henrietta Daniel" <henrietta.w.daniel@gmail.com>
Reply-To: henrietta_w_daniel@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:56:01 +0800
Subject: A message To You From Miss.Henrietta Daniel on behalf of my mother


A message To You From Miss.Henrietta Daniel on behalf of my mother

First of all, I seek your indulgence to solicit for your assistance concerning the content of my e-mail, although I am not comfortable discussing it through this manner, due to lots of unsolicited mails on the internet presently, but I have no other medium to do so right now since the situation of my mother's health is deteriorating.

INTRODUCTION: I am Miss.Henrietta Daniel,a 21 yrs old girl the only Daugther of Mr & Mrs. W.Daniel, my mother Mrs.Jack W.Daniel a great citizen of Hungary,born in Budapest, Western Hungary Who married to late Mr Daniel williams of blessed memory, a citizen of cote d ivoire. Who was a reputable business magnet in United Kingdom for many years before He died of Heart Attack in the year 2012.

They were married for Thirty-Five years with two child i and my only brother Who died in a ghastly motor accident last year 2013. my mother Mrs.Jack W Daniel instructed me to contact you on her behalf for a business venture and establishment of her fund in your country which my late father deposited the sum of (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) with a Bank here in United Kingdom in her name.

Presently she is battling with both lung cancer and stroke according to her doctor, her medical report quotes a very short life sperm due to her present health condition that she only have about 3 to 4 months to live, I do not know but only God can say. I pray to God to heal her so that she will be alive and see this work done as my late father her husband instructed to so that i can come and further my education in your country.

Because of her present health condition she have decided to establish in your country,I know we have not meet before but I want you to consider this matter as DIVINE MISSION!!!

I want you and your family to always pray for her Because her happiness is that she lived a worthy life and whoever that wants to serve the God must serve him in spirit and truth. I want you to assist me an my mom to claim and retrieve this fund from there and transfer it into your personal account in your country for an investment purposes. I will be expecting your urgent response soonest.Respectfully.I will give you more details as soon as i hear from you regarding this great mission.

Thanks and God bless you

Miss.Henrietta Daniel.

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