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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:
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "m.lucero@yandex.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: MONICA LUCERO <aziz.abdul12@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:56:05 +0100
Subject: Fund Donation to Help Orphans & Widows
>From Sister Monica Lucero
U.S. Naval Hospital Naples, Italy
PSC 827 Box 1000 Italy
E-mail: m.lucero@yandex.com
Beloved ,
I
am Sister Monica Lucero from Italy. I married to Engr. Emmanuel
Lucero,Italian National who worked with the United Nations for nine
years before he died in 2012. We were married for eleven years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only seven days.
Before his death, both of us are born again Christian. Since his death I
decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home which
the Bible is against. When my husband was alive he made a deposit sum
of ($10.7 Million) with a bank.
Currently, the fund is still in
the bank (Credit Lyonnaise). I have decided to donate this fund to less
privileged ones and want this money to be utilize the way I would
recommend here due to my ill-health. I want a anybody that will use this
fund for Orphanages homes and Widows. I took this decision because I do
not have any child that will inherit this money and my husband will
miss-use the money in their own way as I do not want my husband's
efforts to be in vain or used wrongly . I do not want a situation
whereby this money will be used in an ungodly manner. You can also
invest the fund into any lucrative business of your choice over there
and use the profit to do the work.
I do not need a telephone
communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence of
my husband's relatives around me always and I do not want them to know
about this development. As soon as I get an answer from you I will give
you contact of the bank .I want you to always pray for me because the
lord is my shepherd. My happiness is that I lived a life worthy
Christian.
I look forward for your urgent response via the above email id for more details.
Remain blessed
Yours in sincerly,
Sister Monica Lucero
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