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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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Fraud email example:

From: mmissionaryc@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:52:27 +0000
Subject: HELLO BELOVED CAN YOU STAND AS MY NEXT OF KIN TO HELP THE POOR?

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Hello Beloved,


I am Carol Mitchell a Missionary formally with Saints Peter and Paul Church
Catholic North Beach/Telegraph Hill 666 Filbert St San Francisco, CA 94133
USA, I have the Sum of US$6M in Citibank Bank N.A (New York) before I was
diagnosed with cancer of the blood and according to my doctors I have just
two or three weeks to live.


So I want you to help me stand as my Next of Kin to enable Citibank Bank
Transfer this US$6M to you, note that you will take US$3M out of this US$6M
and give the remaining US$3M to any Charity Home here in United State,
Africa, Canada, Europe and Asia because that was the vow I made to my God
Almighty before I became a Missionary.

I want you to get back to me immediately if you are interested to stand as
my Next of Kin, So that I can introduce you to my Lawyer, Bank and direct
you on how to proceed before I pass away in this world because I have only
two weeks to live according to my Doctor. I wait your urgent
response.email. (infoinfoma09@daum.net)

Thanks,

Missionary Carol Mitchell.
Saints Peter and Paul Church
North Beach/Telegraph Hill 666 Filbert St San Francisco, CA 94133 USA

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