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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: abdulnour0018@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:36:40 +0000
Subject: CHARITY DONATION / INVESTMENT

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdnCtBCqTX7HmtxM3yTQSKnfMrw4TuArXuEiZqwRDRlOsWs8g/viewform?vc

Dearest Beloved,
My name is Mrs Isabelle M James, I am Canadian,married to Late Dr.Thomas
James,We were married for 32 years without a child.My late husband was a
businessman and Gold merchant but he was poisoned by his business
partners.And Recently, My Doctor told me that I will undergo a Surgery
(Cancer of the lung) and I may not survive it or live longer than required
due to my health condition.I inherited fund from my late husband, he
deposited the money with a bank.Having known my condition, I decided to
donate this fund to any God fearing/Trusworthy man or woman who will use
the money the way I am going to instruct.Kindly contact me if you are
interested to carry out this humanitarian/Charity duties. Contact me (
edmarg10112@gmail.com)
Mrs Isabelle M James

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