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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: mary williams <marywilliams2004@yeah.net>
Reply-To: mary williams <marywilliams2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:52:53 +0900 (JST)
Subject: My Dear in the Lord from Madam Mary Williams


My Dear in the Lord from Madam Mary Williams
 
My Dear in the Lord
 
 I am Mary Williams I am a widow suffering from long time illness
(Cancer) I am currently admitted in a privet hospital here, I have some
funds I inherited from my late loving husband Mr. Daniel Williams the
sum of (€3.5 Million euro) three Million five hundred thousand Euros
which he deposited in the bank, duo to we don’t have any child to
inherit this money and my health condition is very bad now.
 
 
My dear in the lord I need a very honest and God fearing Person to
donate this fund, who can use this funds for God's work, who will follow
the instruction of my late husband.
 
My late husband instructed that this fund should be use for charity
purpose such as to build hospitals help the poor and orphanages homes,
etc.
 
Please if you would be able to accomplish this wish, kindly reply me immediately,
And send me the following information’s as per below.
 
Your full names...........................
Address .................................
Age ......................................
Occupation ..............................
 Photo...............................................
Tel……………………….
 
Remain blessed in the Lord.
Yours,
Mrs. Mary Williams.

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