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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. Elizabeth Alan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrs.elizabethalan444@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:46:26 +0100
Subject: 22/10/2018


Dear Beloved,

Greeting in the name of our Lord Jesus my name is Mrs. Elizabeth Alan from
Thailand and I have been sick suffering from cancer for years now and I have
been on the hospital for more than 8 months now and my condition is
deteriorating and I feel I might not live too long because of my health
condition, As I have inform you my late Husband Dr, Alan Fredrick died in a
air crash since 31 October 1999 and over since he died I have been looking
for a good Christian person who can assist me do the work of God.

Note as the moment I cannot do anything on my own because of my health
condition therefore I am so happy to receive your mail and wiliness to
assist me receive my late husband money that has been deposited with a
security bank in Thailand as the next of kin. Also you need to know that the
total amount been deposited with the security bank in Thailand is the sum of
USD$18, 000, 000, 00 Eighteen Million United State Dollars. Please all I
need right now is to give my late husband Attorney an instruction to assist
you make a change of ownership to your name as the rightful next of kin to
late Alan Fredrick and assist you secure some of the documents in your
position. Please promised me that you will carry out order by using the
money to do the work of God helping the Motherless babies, Less privilege
and homeless all over the Europe America Asia And African because that has
been my dreams and my late husband dreams. As soon as I hear back from you I
will give you further instruction on how to proceed with my lat

Lastly I need to seek for your utmost trust and accomplishment to assist me
complete this good work of God and as you do that may the Lord Almighty
bless you and your family and note without God every thing is vanity upon
vanity.

Your Beloved in God,
Mrs. Elizabeth Alan

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