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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. Miriam Schneider" <filter@leedermarine.com>
Reply-To: mrsmiriam2016@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 23:02:09 GMT
Subject: Hello My Dear

Hello My Dear
I want you to read this letter very carefully and I must apologize for bringing this message to your box without any formal introduction due to the urgent confidentiality of this issue. I am happy to know you, But Almighty Lord knows you better and know why he directed me to you at this point.

I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs. Miriam Schneider, I married Mr. Robert Schneider who worked with German embassy in Burkina Faso for Six years before he died in the year 2010.We were married for eleven years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of US$8.5m (Eight Million Five hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank in Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso in West Africa, Presently this money is still in the bank. He made this money available for exportation of Gold from Burkina Faso mining.

Presently, I am suffering from brain cancer terminally ill and is very difficult for one to survive this sickness only Gods intervention can help me out, My Doctor told me that I am condemned to certain death due to cancer problem. The one that disturbs me most is my stroke illness. Having known my condition, I decided to hand over this money to you as the Holy Spirit directs to take care of the Less-privileged people, you will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.

I want you to take 30% of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to charity" people in the street and helping the orphanage. I grew up as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, just to endeavor that the house of God is maintained.

I am doing this so that God will forgive my sins and accept my soul because these sicknesses have suffered me so much. My late Husband made me to understand that it's good to remember the orphanage home the widows and the poor in need, He saw me the day he came to visit the Orphanage home and ask of my hand in marriage, I have to follow his steps and help the orphanage home.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of my bank and I will issue an authority letter that you have to forward to my bank to approve you as the present beneficiary of the money in the bank, that is if you assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and you will not betray my trust. Thanks and please continue to pray for me, I thank God for me to cross over to 2016 because this illness tried to take my life many times.

Mrs. Miriam Schneider

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