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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: Barbara Zuvic <bbzuvic2@yahoo.pt>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 17:37:44 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: hello


Hello Dear, I am Mrs. Barbara, I am currently resides in SERBIA with my only daughter because of the death of my husband, I was recently diagnosed cancer and I have only 2 months to live. I am writing to ask for your help to please accept my child and help me to raise her up she is 12 years old, I grew up as an orphan and now a widow, I have nobody to help take care of her because I don’ t want her to suffer again because she has suffered a lot ever since the death of her father and my illness, we have the sum of ( €9.000.000  )Nine million Euros inside a box in a security company in LONDON which we inherited from her late father Desmond Briggs (my husband) I am willing to transfer this box of money to you while you help my daughter to come over to your country to continue her education, and take care of her needs until she grow up and be able to take care of herself, she is a lovely child and I don’t want her to suffer, please help me accept her as your own child and give her the best in life, please do that and God will bless you and your family, I am willing to offer you the 30% of the total money I told you about if you help me to accept my child and train her for me.  I am most disturbed about my sickness. 
Having known my condition I decided to donate some part of the money for charity / orphanage home I need God fearing individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here. I want this individual to use this money in all sincerity to fund charity homes, motherless homes, orphanages, widows, I have only two months to live due to this illness, as soon as I receive your reply I shall give you further directives on what to do and how to accomplish this project.  Contact me on my mail at ( bbb1960@gmx.com ) for more details.
Thanks & remain bless you!Mrs. Barbara  Zuvic

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