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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.justine Elliot" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrsjustinaelliot@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 11:38:22 -0800
Subject: Beloved Did you receive my email earlier ?

Beloved,
I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, in my search for a trusted persona/organization  to fulfill my faithful wish and promise to God and  humanity  your name came to me through this search and    I immediately  instructed the  Doctor  taking care of the intensive treatment section where I am   here in the  hospital to help me email you and I am believing God  that you will be honest enough  to fulfill my faithful  wish and promise to God and humanity before I will die.
I am Mrs.  Justine Elliot from Switzerland ,I am 63 years old, suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really critical and deteriorating on daily bases, and the doctors have courageously confirmed to me that I may not live beyond the next three months; this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a critical stage that it is presently very hard to survive it .
Reference to the doctors confirmation that I have less than three months to live ,I picked courage and sold all my inheritance and deposited all the total sum of $11.2million United States Dollars  realized from the sales  and deposited  it all with   the  finance and security Vault company in Toronto Canada .
Presently, this cash is still in the security Vault Company in Toronto Canada., and the management of the security Vault Company in Toronto Canada.  just wrote to  me as the bonafide depositor and  beneficiary of the fund , to come forward and claim my deposited fund  or direct them where to move the fund to  hence the agreed time have elapse because any further duration of the fund in the security vault will attract huge penalties or demurrage charges   , the  security vault  alternatively advised that in case I am incapacitated to come over to pick the deposited fund  due to health reasons which I stated boldly in the deposit certificate  during the deposition of the fund with the security vault,  that I should  issue a letter of authorization to somebody to claim this fund since I have no next of kin like  child and no husband or relative  to claim this deposited fund ,I cannot go there  as a result
It is my  faithful and last wish to see that  you claim this deposited fund and distribute it as I stated above hence that will make me feel accomplished  and die peacefully with joy that my faithful promise to God and humanity is accomplished even in death I will be happy  .
Kindly get back to me through this my mail:  mrsjustinaelliot@gmail.com 
   as I cannot talk over the telephone due to health reasons though below you will also find the telephone number of the treating  doctor Dr Robert Bill Baden below  +447031928684 
Note that as soon as I receive your humble  response  assuring me that you are a God fearing person and  can faithfully  claim and distribute this fund as I mentioned above  and have a token that I will apportion to you for your faithful time , energy and commitment  to enable me send to you the details on   how to claim this deposited   funds  and distribute as I directed above,  now that I am still alive , I hereby  humbly and painfully confess to  you  that this was a very hard decision to take regretting for not having any next of kin left to inherit this fund  , but I have no choice than  to take  this humble decision hence the only thing that if faithfully accomplished while I am alive will give me peaceful  rest and  joy till I close my eyes in death .Count yourself very lucky for being the  God chosen  vessel to accomplish this my faithful  dream hence your pa
Note that I am presently out of intensive treatment section for only five days and will go back after five given days  but before then I must have handed over to you all you require to claim this fund without  any hitch .
In case you want to reach me on telephone,  you can contact  the Doctor that is presently taking care of me .Dr. Robert Bill Baden +447031928684  his Email address is : robertbillbaden@gmail.com
Waiting for your response as a matter of urgency.
Mrs. Justine Elliot
Email: mrsjustinaelliot@gmail.com

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