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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: Pamela Griffin Wells <est11148@mail.com>
Reply-To: Pamela Griffin Wells <pamelagriffinw@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:54:42 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: As Soon As I Read From You

Good Day My Dearest,
I am Mrs Pamela Griffin. I was married to late Mr. Griffin Wells, who was a wealthy business man in this country. We were married for many years without a child before he died after a brief illness.

Before sudden death we his were devoted christian.When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of $8.5m in one of the firm here in the country.

I am very sick from kidney cancer that i may i decided to donate this decided to donate this money to a honest individually who will like it god's work such as orphans, widows and building of churches to fulfill the vow i and my late husband made to God.

I have chosen you after a deep thought that took me some days to make this as I have not been I have not been any child to inherit this fund and our relatives are all unbelievers and I do not want our hard earned money to be used in an ungodly way. So you will take 15 percent of the fund for your efforts and use as remaining I stated above.

As soon as I read from you I will give you more details on how to achieve this goal and get this flow transferred your bank account to.
I need your urgent reply as I do not know what tomorrow will result.
your sister in the lord
Mrs Pamela Griffin.

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Bonjour, mon cher,
Je suis Mme Pamela Griffin. J'étais marié à feu M. Griffin Wells, qui était un riche homme d'affaires de ce pays. Nous avons été mariés pendant de nombreuses années sans enfant avant de mourir après une brève maladie.

Avant sa mort subite nous étions ses dévoués chrétiens. Quand mon défunt mari était vivant, il déposa la somme de 8,5 millions de dollars dans l'une des entreprises ici dans le pays.

Je suis très malade du cancer du rein que j'ai décidé de faire don de cet argent à un individu honnête qui va aimer le travail de Dieu comme les orphelins, les veuves et la construction d'églises pour accomplir le vœu que mon mari et moi avons fait Dieu.

Je vous ai choisi après une réflexion profonde qui m'a pris quelques jours pour faire ce que je n'ai pas été je n'ai pas été un enfant pour hériter de ce fonds et nos parents sont tous incroyants et je ne veux pas que notre argent durement gagné soit utilisé dans une manière impie. Donc, vous prendrez 15% du fonds pour vos efforts et l'utilisation comme restant je l'ai indiqué ci-dessus.

Dès que je lis de vous je vais vous donner plus de détails sur la façon d'atteindre cet objectif et obtenir ce flux transféré votre compte bancaire.
J'ai besoin de votre réponse urgente car je ne sais pas ce qui en résultera demain.
ta soeur dans le seigneur
Mme Pamela Griffin.



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