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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: Donna Louise <dlouisemclnnes@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:08:55 -0800
Subject: HELLO,


Hello Dear Friend,
May the Peace of the almighty God be with you and your family.
Please, It's my pleasure to contact you through this means, as I urgently
needs your assistance in this humanitarian investment project in your
country, haven't know each other or meet before, but I know that everything
is controlled by our beloved Master and there is nothing that is impossible
to God almighty. You and I can cooperate together in the service of the
Lord, which I pray that Jesus will touch your heart to help me out in this
charitable Investment project in your country.

My names are Mrs. Donna Louise McInnes, a widow and I’m suffering from
brain tumor disease and this illness has gotten to a very bad stage,
without any family members and no child. I hoped that you will not expose
or betray this trust and confident that I am about to entrust on you for
the mutual benefit of the orphans and the less privileges ones. I have some
funds I inherited from my late husband, the sum of ($ 8.450.000.000 Eight
Million Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) deposited with the Bank.
Haven’t known my present health condition, I decided to entrust this fund
under your custody believing that you will utilize it the way i am going to
instruct herein, for orphanages and gives justice and help to the poor,
needy, elderly ones, disables and to promote the words of God and the
effort that the house of God will be maintained.

My dear, all I need and required from you is your sincerity and ability to
carry out the transaction and fulfill my final wish in implementing the
charitable project as it requires absolute trust and devotion without any
failure and I will be glad to see that the bank has finally release and
transfer the fund into your bank account in your country even before I die
here in the hospital, because my present health condition is very critical
at the moment everything need to be process rapidly as soon as possible.

Meanwhile It will be my pleasure to compensate you as my Investment
Manager/Partner with 35% percent of the total money for your effort in
handling the transaction, 5% percent for any expenses or processing charges
fee that will involve during this process while 60% of the money will be
Invested into the charity project there in your country. Meanwhile I am
waiting for your prompt respond, if only you are interested for further
details of the transaction and execution of this humanitarian project for
the glory and honor of God the merciful compassionate.

Best Regards.
Yours Sincerely Sister in Christ Mrs. Donna Louise.

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