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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 Esther Nyemuego <rosaspagnolo@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Esther Nyemuego <cmrsesther@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:17:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Calvary Greeting


 
Calvary Greeting,

It is my pleasure to write this mail to you , thanks for your effort in providing an opportunity to read my mail.  I am giving you my trust and wish you will give me back the trust i have given you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before anything happens to me.

I am Mrs. Esther Nyemuego, I am 61 years old and I am a sick and dying woman who has decided to donate what I have to you for the work of God and for charity around your community.

I was diagnosed for cancer for about 4 years ago, Immediately after the death of my husband who has left me everything he work for and My doctor have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage,  I decided to WILL/donate the sum of 5.2million United States dollars to you since I do not have a child of my own that will Inherit it, due to my FIBROID DISEASES which affects my Womb, so i decide to give it out for Charity and for the work of God.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any business of your choice and the gain made every year or 6 months as the case may be, distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from. I want your good humanitarian, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around, I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step
towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.

You should contact me immediately you receive this mail  so that I will put you in contact with the establishment to enable you arrange with them on how to get the money for the purpose mentioned above.

For I can't predict what will be my fate by the time you will receive the fund, But you should please ensure that the fund is used as l have described above. Please reply me as
soon as possible now that i am still alive for more information.

Remain Bless,
Mrs. Esther Nyemuego

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