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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.Susan Fenton-Olsen" <ccasals@vtr.net>
Reply-To: mrssusanfentonolsen111@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 May 2018 03:27:20 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend.

Dear Friend.

I am Mrs Susan Fenton-Olsen an American citizen but based
Australia. (I am deaf ).

I was married to late Engr.Herbert Olsen my pleasure to contact you for a business
venture which I intend to establish in your country, Please accept my
apologies for the inconveniences of any sort this Mail May cost you.
Though I have not meet with you before but I believe one has to risk,
confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.

There is this huge amount of money (16,400,000.00 Euros) (16.4 MILLION EUROS )
which I inherited from my late Husband.

Now I decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe
enough outside Country for Charity purposes since I did not have any
child with my husband before his death.

I want you to help me to transfer this fund into your country for charity purposes also some
part of the money will be used to help the motherless,less privileged and also for the
assistance of the widows. If you can be of an assistance to me I will be pleased to
offer you 20% of the total fund.

Please contact me on my private confidential email address :

Thank you and God bless you.

Extend my warmest regards to your family

I await your soonest response.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Susan Fenton-Olsen
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA

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