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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.Gromova Anastasia Vasilievna" <ellemay51@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Gromova Anastasia Vasilievna" <gravm123m@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 00:49:38 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Hello

Hello,

I am Mrs. Gromova Anastasia Vasilievna the wife of late Mr. Martins Gromova. I am a Russian American Citizen my husband worked with the Brunei Shell Petroleum Co Sdn Bhd (BSP) for twenty years and worked in Istanbul Turkey as a contractor before he died in the year 2010.

We were married for 14 years without a child. My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only two weeks. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $9.5 Million with Economy security company in Turkey. The seucrity just wrote me as the beneficiary to come forward to sign for the release of this fund or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf if I can not come over.

Presently, I'm in the hospital where I have been undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. My doctor have told me that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see this money distributed to charity organizations, Because my husband relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge responsibility to any of them.

Please, I'm seeking for any honest person who will get the Funds from the security company. And use this money to fund the poor, orphanages, widows and charity organizations. I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this money and I don't want my husband's hard earned money to be misused by his greedy relatives.

I don't 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 if i die.As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact detail`s of the security company in Turkey Istanbul .

Thanks

Yours Truly,
Mrs.Gromova Anastasia Vasilievna.



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