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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: dkdoe@kdieo33.info
Date: Sat, 02 May 2015 21:02:06 +0000
Subject: Re:


Dear Friend,

I am contacting you with tears in my eyes to assist me, Please do Find time
to Read my message below and take your time to view my biography and
pictures through the website below this letter.

My name is Mrs Katie McGrath, i am from Dublin Ireland, I am a sick widowed
suffering from cancer for so many years now. From all indication my
condition is deteriorating and its quite obvious that i might not live
long, because the cancer stage is now very severe. as the doctor have said.
My husband Mr Nolan McGrath died some years back and my only daughter died
in the London BOMB ATTACK. I have suffered a lot of pains in this sickness
and so much loneliness, in this condition and i will not wish same for
anyone that i know, that is why i want to help in charity work
for humanitarian service with my money i inherited and make through my
career.

My late husband was a very wealthy oil merchant and after his death, i
inherited the sum of $14.5M (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars) which i have managed all these while before i became sick
and diagnose
for cancer. This fund $14.5M (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars) is deposit with a Finance Company.

I am contacting you with regard to my last wish on charity work for
humanitarian service, i want 30% of
the Fund use to open a foundation for Cancer in my name and 30% for
motherless babies less privilege and homeless in EUROPE, AMERICA, ASIA AND
MIDDLE EAST and 40% will be for you because of your help and any other
process you might undergo in caring out my wish.

Please i seek your utmost trust to help me accomplish this wish on charity
work for humanitarian service, please if you know that you will not do as i
have wished as stated above do not reply back to me because i believe in
respect and humanity remember GOD is watching us and he will judge everyone
according to his/her work. i also want you to remember that every thing on
earth is vanity upon vanity, what matters most is how much people we can
help
while on earth. i need your help on this project.

Here is my pictures and biography link through this website below:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-McGrath/113986845315337?sk=photos_stream

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2692146/bio

Reply back if you sincerely wish to assist with this project through my
personal email: infooml@aol.co.uk

Please let me trust you.

Regards,

Mrs Katie McGrath.

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