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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: Maryan Jeffrey Lukamou <igsuperonline@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Maryan Jeffrey Lukamou <mrsmaryjeffrey888@barid.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 15:04:40 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: CAN I REALLY TRUST YOU AS A FAITHFUM PERSON WHO CAN HANDLE THIS?


 Dearest in favored of,
I am Mrs. Mary Jeffrey. I am married to late Mr.James Jeffrey,
who worked with Kuwait Embassy in United State for Twenty-Six
years before he move to Libyan to help and restore the peace
and establish peace in Libyan leads to the removal and death of
President Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi in 2011. My
husband later move to Benin Republic for UN Submit but died
during the submit at Benin in the year 2011.

We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Hannah)
who later died in a motor accident. Before the untimely death
of my husband, we are a happily family. Since after his death I
decided not to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial
home, which against my faith. When my late husband was alive
he deposited the sum of(US$10.5M) (Ten Million, Five hundred
Thousand United States Dollar) with one Bank at UK.

This money is still with the bank at UK,` Recently, following
my ill health, my Doctor said that I may not last for the next
eight months due to my cancer problem. The one that disturbs me
most is my stroke sickness. Having known my condition I decided
to donate this fund to the humanitarian organization (Faith) that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.
according to the desire of my late husband before his death. I
want this fund to be used in helping Activities like, Orphanages,
Christian schools, and other faith for propagating the Handicaps
in the world and to endeavor that the house of the Needs is
maintained. I have a maiden who helps me in domestic  work, I
pays her monthly,I told her about this fund but she don`t have
access legal right to it.

Blessed is the hand that give" I took this decision because I don't
have any child that will inherit this money and my husband relatives
are not good people and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used
by wicked people.This is why I am taking this decision. I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I don't need any Tel
communication in this regard because of my health hence the presence
of my husband's relatives around me  always.I don't want them to know
about this development. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give
you the contact of the bank in charge in London. I will also issue
you the documents that will prove you the present beneficiary of this
fund, Always pray for me. Please assure me that you will use the fund
accordingly as I Stated herein.

     Thank & get back to me,
     Yours,
Mrs.Maryan Jeffrey Lukamou.
E-mail-; mrsmaryjeffrey888@barid.com

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