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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: Madam Vahida Mayassa <ahmedibrah444@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsvahidamayassa@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 02:08:23 -0700
Subject: Hello Dearest And Beloved One in Christ


*Dearest And Beloved One in Christ, *
*With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs. *Vahida Mayassa* and 79 years old from
Vietnam and I am married to late Engr. Mark *Mayassa*, who was Chief
Executive Director of an Oil and Gas producing Company here in **China for
sixteen years, before he died. I and my beloved late husband were married
for 51 years without a child. And he died after a Cardiac Arteries
Operation. And Recently, My Doctor told me that I would not last for the
next six months due to my cancer illness (cancer of the lever and stroke).
My main reasons of writing this message to you via medium, is to let you
know that before my husband died last year there is this sum $3.5 Million
U.S Dollars that he deposited with one of the banks here In China.
Presently this money is still in my late husband's bank account here in
China. Having known my condition now, I have decided to donate this fund to
any good God fearing brother or sister that will utilize this fund the way
I am going to instruct herein. I want you that will use this fund according
to the desire of my late husband, to use this whole money to help the less
privileged people, orphanages, widows and propagating the word of God. I
took this decision because I do not have any child that will inherit this
fund, and I don’t want in a way where this money will be used in an ungodly
way. This is why I am taking this decision to hand you over this Fund. I am
not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I want you to always
remember me in your daily prayers because of my up coming Cancer Surgery.
Write back as soon as possible, any delay in your reply will give me room
in sourcing another person for this same purpose. As soon as I receive your
reply in acceptance to work according to my instructions herein I shall
inform you on how i will want the whole money to reach you because i will
not have enough time to communicate with you here due to my ill health
condition. Remain blessed in the Lord. Yours Sister In Christ, Madam *Vahida
Mayassa*.*

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