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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: Francisco Billy <franciscobilly261@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:51:58 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend

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Dear Friend,

Greetings!, I know that this message will look strange, surprising and
probably unbelievable to you as I am a stranger to you, but it is true
and reality. I want to transfer the sum of: £22,000,000 (Twenty Two
Million British Pounds Sterling) to you. THIS IS NOT A JOKE, I saw
many profiles/contacts here online but I chose to make this proposal
to you. But after reading if it does not interest you please kindly
delete it. I am contacting you by the Will of God. My name is: Mrs.
Francisca Omar Amin, I am a British business woman specialized in gold
mining in Africa; but right now I am critically sick, I was diagnosed
of Lung and bronchial cancer which has spread, and I will not survive
according to my Oncologist report, I know you can understand these
ailment. My late husband died in an accident with our two daughters
few years ago leaving me with our only son whom is just 13 years old
and he is my most concern now as he is still a child and does not know
anything about live and has nobody to take care of him after I am
gone; because I and my late husband does not have any relatives, we
both grew up in the orphanage home and got married under orphanage as
orphans. So if I die now my innocent child would be left alone in this
wicked world and I do not wish to send him to any orphanage home, I
want him to grow up in the hands of an individual, not orphanage.
Please, I am begging you in the name of God to sincerely accept my
proposal; let me instruct my bank to wire transfer my fund worth the
sum of: £22 MILLION POUNDS to your account in your country
immediately, then you take my son to your home and raise him as your
own son since I will not survive this illness. Please, if you are
willing to help, reply immediately so that we can further discuss the
details fast before anything happens to me.

Reply me immediately if you agree

Sincerely,
Mrs. Francisca Omar Amin.
(GOD IS MY STRENGTH)

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