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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. Maria Garcia Lopez" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsmariagarcia011@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 23:45:45 +0200
Subject: GOD IS GREAT,respond asp

>From Mrs. Maria Garcia Lopez
 
 
I am Mrs. Maria Garcia Lopez, A widow of late Mr. Pablo Mariano Lopez  who was among the passengers aboard Air France Flight 447 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro Brazil to Paris France on 01/06/2009 killing all 216 passengers and 12 crew members including my husband and my son.
 
I am presently undergoing medical treatment for ovarian cancer in a Hospital in Spain. but recently my Doctor told me that my condition has worsened and it is obvious I may not survive unless by special grace of God .We were married for 34 years with a son Aleksander Santos Lopez who died along with my husband. Before the death of my husband, he had deposited a sum of Nine Million five hundred thousand (9,500,000 Euro) in a Spanish Security volts bank hoping to set up a trust fund. Presently, the money is still with the Security Volts of the Bank unclaimed.  For this I have decided to donate the fund for humanitarian purposes through a  God fearing individual or organization that will use it to support orphanage homes, old people’s homes, widows and propagation of word of God. I took this decision because its what my late husband had always wanted. My husband had earlier decided to establish a trust fund before his untimely death.
 
I therefore request you to accept this proposal and help me to achieve my heart desire by receiving the fund and carrying out the humanitarian projects as appointed administrator. If you accept this offer, you will be entitled to 45% of the 9.5 Million Euro as your running cost or compensation, while the balance should be used for humanitarian projects. I want you to reassure me that you will use this fund in a good way and according to the desire of the Lord you serve, I also want you to give me contact detail,
 
Your Full Name..........
Your Full Address .......
Your Telephon Number.........
 
So that i will inform the security volts of the Bank that you will be the sole and beneficiary of our fund which my late husband deposited in their bank and I  will also give you the contact of the bank for you to contact  them and arrange with them on how to transfer the fund to you in your account without any delay.
 
If you will be of assistance to me more details and proves will be giving to you, please reply immediately. I will surely appreciate and thank you for your kindness in giving me this help.Reach me immediately on my private email bellow
 
Yours sincerely
Mrs.Maria Garcia Lopez
Email: mrsmariagarcia011@gmail.com
 
 

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