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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: Susan Daniel <edwinanderson77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr56562323@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:54:24 -0800
Subject: URGENCY FROM SUSAN

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Hello Dear.

I am very sorry for contacting you unannounced please forgive me just that
the situation surrounding me requires an urgent attention of which i don't
have much time to live on this earth due to my health condition and
secondly, i can not go anywhere because i have been placed on a constant
medications until the day that i will give my last breath.
However, I am writing this message from my sick bed and i will be glad if
you can get back to me as soon as you received this message so that i will
give you the complete required details before my time will be up. My late
husband has a deposited reasonable amount in the bank which he intended to
use for an investment in another country but death could not allow him to
fulfill his dreams before snatching him away.
Recently,I was diagnosed of cancer of the blood and the doctor has
confirmed that my time on earth is limited and my daughter is just 13 years
and such can not get the fund out of the bank neither can she control it
let alone to get any partner by herself so, this is why i am pleading with
you to permit me to entrust the fund into your care and also i will like
you to help me in taking care of my daughter when i will be no more. It's
true that we don't know each other before but i have prayed and asked God
to guide your heart to be of good intentions towards the fund and most
especially towards my daughter, be a father and a mother to her and God
will bless you and your household forever.
Please, kindly get back to me immediately so that i will give you all the
details as soon as possible because my strength is failing me on daily
bases.
Thank you very much and God bless you as i look forward to reading from you
soonest.

Regards,
Susan Daniel

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