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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: katie mcgrate <mrskatiemcgrath2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskatiemcgrath10@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:25:28 +0100
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ON CHARITY WORK

Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs Katie McGrath, i am from Dublin Ireland, I am a sick widowed
suffering from cancer for so many years now.I got your contact from a
business directory.

From all indication my condition is deteriorating and its quite obvious
that i might not live long, because the cancer stage is now very severe. as
the doctor have said.
My husband Mr Nolan McGrath died some years back and my only daughter died
in the London BOMB ATTACK.

I have suffered a lot of pains in this sickness and so much loneliness, in
this condition and i will not wish same for anyone that i know, that is why
i want to help in charity work for humanitarian service with my money i
inherited and make through my career.

My late husband was a very wealthy oil merchant and after his death, i
inherited the sum of $14.5M (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars) which i have managed all these while before i became sick
and diagnose for cancer.
This fund $14.5M (Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars) is deposit with a Finance Company in AMERICA.

I am contacting you with regard to my last wish on charity work for
humanitarian service, i want 30% of the Fund use to open a foundation for
Cancer in my name and 30% for motherless babies less privilege and homeless
in EUROPE, AMERICA, ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST and 40% will be for you because of
your help and any other process you might undergo in carring out my wish.

Please i will want you to re-confirm the following information;

(1) YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
(2) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
(3) COMPANY NAME(IF ANY)
(4) ANY OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
(5) OCCUPATION

With your informations i will instruct my solicitor to contact you and
give you further informations and details.

I have paid him his fees to secure the documents require to make you
legitimate owner of these funds.

Please i seek your utmost trust to help me accomplish this wish on charity
work for humanitarian service, please if you know that you will not do as i
have wished as stated above do not reply back to me because i believe in
respect and humanity remember GOD is watching us and he will judge everyone
according to his/her work. i also want you to remember that every thing on
earth is vanity upon vanity, what matters most is how much people we can
help while on earth. i need your help on this project.

Reply back if you sincerely wish to assist with this project.


Please let me trust you.

Regards,

Mrs Katie McGrath.

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