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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. Donna Frawley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frawleydonna695@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 19:46:14 -0700
Subject: Good Evening To You

Greetings to you I’m sorry for any inconveniences my message might result to you, I got your e-mail address online, while searching for someone reliable that will assist me to carry out an urgent assignment.

I have been living with leukemia since I was 19 and fifteen years ago was diagnosed with serious, adrenocortical carcinoma cancer, which has rendered me utterly useless.

And so far the doctors confirmed I have less than a month to be alive Owing to that I will need your assistance in distributing certain funds of mine to cancer research institutes and charities homes in developing nations.

Mailing you from the hospital where I am receiving treatment, strongly believe you are in a position to handle this project for me; will gladly give you more details on your responds.

Regards
Mrs. Donna Frawley

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