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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. Sarah Paul" <Mike@customz.biz>
Reply-To: <paul40sar@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 20:39:09 +0300
Subject: MAY GOD BE WITH YOU.

From: Mrs. Sarah Paul.
26 Kensington Court,
London, W8 5DL,
England.

Dear friend,

I am Mrs. Sarah Paul, an English woman who is suffering from cancerous
ailment. I am married to Sir Jim Paul who also is an Englishman though
dead
now. My husband worked with the British Railways for over two decade
before
the cold hand of death took him away on the 23rd of July 2006 at about
2:00AM. Our marriage lasted for over a decade without any fruit of the
womb.

My husband died after a protracted illness. My husband and I made a vow
to
uplift the down-trodden and the less-privileged individuals within the
United Kingdom, Europe, North and South America, Africa and the rest of
the
globe as he had passion for persons who can not help themselves due to
physical disability or financial predicament. I can adduce this to the
fact
that he needed a Child from this relationship, which never came.When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 2.45 Million (2.45
Million
Great Britain Pounds Sterling with an offshore Bank in UK. Presently,
this
money is still with the Bank.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I have a limited or numbered days on
earth
and that my life span will not exceed 150days due to the cancerous
problems
I am suffering from.

Though what bothers me most is the stroke that I have in addition to
the
cancer. With this hard reality that has befallen my family, and me I
have
decided to donate this fund to a non-governmental, or a non religious,
and
or a non profit organization or better still an individual, that will
utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want a non governmental, or a non religious, and or a non profit
organization or better still an individual, that will use this gift
which
comes from my husbands sweat to fund the upkeep of widows, widowers,
orphans, destitute, the down-trodden, physically challenged children,
barren-women and persons who prove to be genuinely handicapped
financially.

It is often said that blessed is the hand that giveth. I took this
decision
because I do not have any child that will inherit this money and my
husband
relatives are bourgeois and very wealthy persons and I do not want my
husband's hard earned money to be misused or invested into ill
perceived
ventures. I do not want a situation where this money will be used in an
ungodly manner, hence the reason for taking this bold decision.I am not
afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am going
to be
with the Almighty when I eventually pass on. The Almighty will fight my
case and I shall hold my peace. I do not need any telephone
communication
in this regard due to my deteriorating health.

Mrs. Sarah paul

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