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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 Mary L Jone" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <maryljones190@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:25:06 -0700
Subject: PLEASE YOUR RESPOND IS NEEDED

Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs Mary L Jones from STOCKHOLM SWEDEN, Sorry for contacting you by email but i have to as I am ill and might not survive according to my doctor as a result of cancer. I want to distribute my late husband funds $10 Million US Dollars to charity organizations in your country through you to use to build schools, hospitals and promise you the 5% percent of the Funds I have been touched By God during a prayer and fasting session for the Great Lord to heal me of my ailments and directed by God to donate from what I have inherited from my late husband for the good work of God,rather than to be used for an ungodly PURPOSE. But after much prayer, searching through your country listing I have asked God Almighty to direct me to a honest AND TRUSTWORTHY person that will use this Fund righteously to reach the needy.

Please Respond

Thanks Mrs Mary L Jone

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