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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 ALLISON MICHELLE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <gabalbertoassociates@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 10:31:50 +0530
Subject: DEAR BELOVED,CAN I TRUST YOU IN THIS PROJECT?

Dear beloved,
 
I am Mrs Michele Allison from Greenwhich England,am married to Mr Rodney Allison.My husband left some money(Six Million pounds) with a bank in London,UK before he died in 2013. Presently,this money is under the care of the bank.My Doctor told me that i dont have long life again because i have a serious cancer sickness.Having known my conditions,i have decided to donate this fund to church,school or mosque or a good individual that will utilize this money the way i will direct.
 
I took this bold decision because i have no child of my own to inherit my husband money.I don't want my relatives to take this money because they are not good to my husband before he died.I don't need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of the presence of my husband's relatives around me always. I have delegated all my duties to my attorney because of my ill-health, I am sending this to you through the help of an attending nurse and I cannot make or receive telephone calls because the doctors and the medical director warned against it.
 
Please contact my attorney with this specified email and please be serious with this as this is my life:
Name: ALBERTO GABRIEL
Phone number:+448712452717
Email : (gabalbertoassociates@gmail.com)
Principal Attorney Of
Allen & Overy Associates
One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD, UK
Country: London , United Kingdom
 
Any delay in contacting my lawyer will give me room in sourcing for a mosque or church or Muslim or Christian individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you as soon as possible. Please use 45% of the money for charity and collect 50% for all expenses which you will make in the process of transferring the money to your bank account. 3% goes to the development of the mosques or churches and 2 % goes to my lawyer; Barrister Alberto Gabriel for his legal consultancy charges.Please always contact me through my private email:(mrsmicheleallison51@gmail.com)
 
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Michele Allison

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