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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. Juliet Grace" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <julietgrace01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:30:25 +0100
Subject: Re: Re: The deposit Sum of $2.8 Million USD

Greetings My Dear ,

May the peace of God be with you as I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people making it difficult for people with genuine intention struggle to correspond and exchange views without skepticism.

I am Mrs. Juliet Grace, an American widow and I was married to late Thompson Grace for 32year without a child. I have contacted you before and this will be my last message to you if you fail to comply after 3 days of this message. I am 65 years old, and I have been suffering from Lungs cancer. My condition is very bad it is obvious I won't live more than one month again according to my doctor. I am contacting you, as a honest and God fearing person whom I can entrust with this project, in other to assist me in fulfilling my promise to God before or after my death since I am on sick bed now.

I have a deposit sum of $2.8 Million USD with International Commercial Bank (ICB), which I made with my late husband from gold business in Africa but willing now to donate it to the things of God through you as charity which will also benefit other people, and I want the money invest in cancer Hospital Foundation to assist victims of Cancer, or to use the fund for the sick, less-privileged and destitute children, Widows or orphans beyond African.

These are the wishes of a dying widow like me as I have done alot for Africans. As the only survival of Grace’s family this are the desires of my heart.I want you to Stand-in for this inheritance fund to enable you carry out on this project in your country. If you indicate your interest in this NOBLE CAUSE, I will be waiting to receive your full details with address and scan copy of your national ID CARD as to enable me give you the details of the bank. God be with you as you render this service to God and humanity.

Pray for me if you love humanity.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Juliet Grace.

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