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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: Rikk Gree <deexiree@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:31:12 +0100
Subject: Re: Reply Immediately

Dearest Friend,

How are you and members of your family doing?
I am Mrs. Pamela Chembalin an aging widow suffering from long time
illness pancreatic cancer), I was married to Mr. Paul Chembalin from
Toronto Canada who worked with Canadian Embassy here in United Kingdom
for nine years before he died in the year 2011. I have some funds I
inherited from my late husband's account. Before his death, we were
both happy and believe so much in God. Since his death I decided not
to remarry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late
husband was alive he deposited the sum of $4.5 Million (Four Million
Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in a bank and recently, my DOCTOR
told me that I would not last for the next Eight months due to cancer
problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a
Orphanage or good person that will utilize this money the way I am
going to instruct here in. I want a good person that will use this
fund for orphanages, widows, propagating the word of God and to
endeavor that the house of God is maintained. I took this decision
because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and my
husband relatives are not good people not even good at all because
they are the one that killed my husband in other to have all my late
husband properties and I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by
unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money will be used in
an ungodly way. Having known my condition, I decided to donate I and
my late husband's fund to an individual or charity organization that
has a good heart and can sincerely use the fund for the up keeping of
the less privileged. Please if you would be able to use these funds
for the good work as stated, kindly reply me to this email address:
cbler@mail2uk.com ; as soon as possible for more details.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I Stated herein and
ensure no one else knows about this fund. Also remember that am giving
you all this based on trust and again I will want you to stick to your
words.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mrs. Pamela Chembalin.

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