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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: "Elizabeth Anna Johnson" <jelizabethannna@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:19:16 -0700
Subject: Re: My Beloved, please Read and get back to me urgently.

This message was originally HTML formatted. View in a HTML capable client to see the original version.\r\n\r\nMy Beloved In God. Greetings in the name of our lord JesusChrist. i am Mrs Elizabeth Anna Johnson from Bahrain, a widow to lateDr. A. Johnson . l am 51 years old and a coveted born again Christian,suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all indication mycondition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I mightnot live more than two (2) months, according to my doctor because thecancer has gotten to a very worst / dangerous stage. My latehusband and my only child died last five years ago, his death waspolitically motivated. My late husband was a very rich and wealthybusiness man who was running his Gold/Diamond Business here in SouthAfrica. After his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. Mydoctors has advised me that I may not live for more than two (2) months,so I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to contribute tothe development of the church in Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. ifcollected your email address during my desperate search on the internetand I prayed over it. I decided to donate the sum of$5,600,000.00 USD (Five Million Six hundred thousand United Statesdollars) to the less privileged because I cannot take this money to thegrave. Please I want you to note that this fund is lodged in a bank herein South Africa. Once I hear from you, I will forward to you all theinformation's you will use to get this fund released from the bank andto be transferred to your bank account. I honestly pray that this moneywhen transferred to you will be used for the said purpose because l hascome to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity. Maythe grace of our lord Jesus the love of God and the fellowship of God bewith you and your family. Thanks and God bless you. Your beloved sister in Christ. Mrs. Elizabeth Anna Johnson

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