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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: "ANTHONIA GONZALEZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthoniagonzalez@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:28:37 -0800
Subject: Inheritance of 4.6 million united states dollars 

My Dear,

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground ,i am Mrs. ANTHONIA GONZALEZ 58 yrs old widow from France, my husband and i worked with Tullow oil here in Togo before he died seven years ago, i am undergoing medical treatment i have been diagnosed of Endometrial cancer unfortunately for me my doctor said i don't have any chance to survive except by a miracle

The reason why i am writing you this letter is because i want you to stand as beneficiary to my inheritance of 4.6 million united states dollars  as i don't have any biological child of my own who  i will bequeath my  inheritance to ...,

i want to donate this money to support churches and evangelism i also want to help children and orphanages in your country Donating this money as charity is the only legacy i can leave behind after my death, help me to fulfill this goal before i die and please always remember to pray for me when i die my soul will rest in peace.

Expecting  your message soonest.Please contact me direct to my email address anthoniagonzalez@yandex.com

Sincerely,

ANTHONIA GONZALEZ

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