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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: Mrs Sarah Powell Olivier <jun.shin@channel-line.com>
Reply-To: mrssarah.powell@aol.co.uk
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:53:54 -0400
Subject: GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF GOD.


Dearest,
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This is a Bequest notice.
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I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have=20=
=20
never=20met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to=20=20
chose=20you amongst the numerous internet users in the world, precisely=20=
=20
I=20cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be worried for I saw=20=20
your=20profile on the Internet, which has made me accomplish my request.=20=
=20
May=20the almighty God bless and see you through with this mission if=20=20
you=20can carefully read and digest the message below.
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Before I move further, permit me to give you a little of my biography,=20=
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I=20am Mother Sarah Powell Olivier, 67 Years old woman and the wife of=20=
=20
Late=20Sir Jackman Olivier a dual citizen of France and Britain who died=20=
=20
alongside=20our only child in a Plane crash on Monday the 7th of=20=20
September=201998 GMT 14:22 UK while they were flying from New York to=20=20
Geneva.=20Please see site below for more information.=20=20
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html
=C2=A0
After the death of my husband and son ,I became the Head of his=20=20
investment=20and just recently, the doctors handling my health issues at=20=
=20
Cancer=20center: Christie Hospital NHS Trust UK, have said I may not
live beyond the next two months after my next surgery,but before the=20=20
death=20of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to=20=
=20
donate=20half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and
charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and=20=20
close=20friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive=20=
=20
today=20to do this with me and I am very weak with cancer and coupled=20=20
with=20the recent announcement from the doctor, hence I have decided to=20=
=20
do=20this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.
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Presently, I have willed out almost half of our assets to several=20=20
charity=20homes and to some of the less privilege in different=20=20
countries.=20Despite the agreement between my late husband and I to give
aid to the deprived, we also agreed to render support to an individual=20=
=20
we=20have not met before in life due to the fact when we were still=20=20
young=20in life we received an anonymous help from an individual we did
not know and which we have not been able to know till date, the impact=20=
=20
we=20got from such gesture made us to do same.
=C2=A0
I am sorry to inform you that you will never have the chance to know=20=20
me=20because I have just concluded the assignment which my husband and I=20=
=20
have=20agreed upon before his sudden death and you happened to be the=20=20
beneficiary=20of our last WILL, irrespective of your previous financial=20=
=20
status,=20hence I need you to do me a favor by accepting our offer.
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I have presently instructed my attorney to assist any person I will=20=20
introduce=20to him as the beneficiary to the last will in the sum of Ten=20=
=20
Million=20United State Dollars (10,500,000.00) with my bank. I decided=20=
=20
to=20do this now and unconditionally knowing that my days are numbered.
=C2=A0
To conclude with this bequest, please provide me with your Data to=20=20
fully=20advise my attorney that you are the appointed beneficiary of the=20=
=20
deposit.
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=C2=A0
Full Names:
Physical address;
Direct telephone number
Occupation
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Note: Please I do not want you to thank me, same gesture was shown to=20=20
us,=20all I need you to do is, When you get this fund, use %50 for your=20=
=20
self=20and the rest to assist the less privileged in your community,
this is the only way to immortalize us when I am gone.
=C2=A0
Yours Faithfully
Mrs.Sarah Powell Olivier
Cancer Centre: Christie Hospital NHS Trust
(Manchester, UK) North West of England
mrssarah.powell@aol.co.uk

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