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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 Samantha Scott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <scottsamantha2000@gmx.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:11:56 -0300
Subject: Bless You My Dear..

Bless You My Dear
I am Mrs Samantha Scott,63 years old widow,I am the wife of late
Mr.Reuben J. Scott, I got your contact information's from my late
husband diary, we are both from United States Of America.My husband
worked with Oil and Gas Company Chevron/Texaco in Africa for over
twenty years before he pass out after he was abducted and released by
some terrorist group.
When my late husband was alive he made a fixed deposit sum of
$25.5million with DEUTSCHE BANK AG,Presently this money is still with
the Bank.The bank management has been sending me emails to come over
for the release of this money to me or i should rather issue! POWER OF
ATTORNEY to somebody to received the money on my behalf, because if we
fail to claim the money this year.we might end up loosing it to the
government as unclaimed deposit.Unfortunately,I'm in a hospital in
Netherlands where I have been undergoing treatment for cancer of the
breast and Pneumonia and can hardly talk or walk, the doctor has
informed me that i may not be able to live up to 5 weeks because of
the present condition of my health.
My wish and that of my late husband is to use part of the deposit of
USD$25.5 Million to help the less privileges and build Orphanage
/Charity homes.If you are capable of handling this great project,I
need your information below to enable me forward it to the bank as my
NEXT OF KIN to the funds.
1.Your full names.
2.Your Telephone numbers
3.Your Address
4.Your complete banking details
God Bless you as i hope to read from you soon.
Regards,
Mrs Samantha Scott
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:scottsamantha71@gmail.com

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