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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: "Zuidema Douwe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <zuidema.douwe55@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 02:18:54 -0400
Subject: Your Consent.

Dear beloved,

I am Mr. Zuidema Douwe from U.S.A.based in Ukrain .

I was once a happily married man and a father of two (2) lovely children and the CEO of Zuidema Douwe Inc., a chemical importing, exporting and distribution company in Ukrain.

My reason of contacting you is just for good reason and the most important in my life now. I lost my wife and my two children in a gassy motor accident on 15th November 2008 to be specific and I sustained a spinal cord injury.

My heart was also affected and is obvious that I can’t live too long according to doctor's report.

When I realized what happened to me, I sold my properties and willed my company to my close family members. Apart from that, my deposit of about $28,900,000.00,( Twenty eight million, Nine hundred thousand), given to my doctor's report as earlier mentioned above, I decided that these funds should be channeled to better the lives of the less privileged through chready organizations or through a God fearing individual who could administered this fund as prescribed above.

In view of my desire stated above, I realised that I will need an honest and trust worthy individual that will utilize this money in accordance with my heart desire of bettering the life of the less previleged in our society. Also, part of the funds could be used in funding religious organizations, orphanages, and propagating the word of God.

This decision was born out of the fact my wife and children that would have inherited this huge amount had gone into the grave through this unfurunate incident that completely wiped out my family.

It is in my quest looking for such honest individual that I send this message to you, and hope to receiving your prompt response upon which I shall introduce you immediately to my account officer and my lawyer who will help to facilitate the change of ownership of the funds to empower you as the rightful beneficiary of this fund.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another individual for this same purpose.

For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate contact to me via my e-mail

While, I thank you for painstakingly reading my proposition, I look forward to your anticipated acceptance, and also asked you to remember me in your daily prayer.

I thank you greatly and awaited your prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Zuidema Douwe

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