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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: Sinitsky<Ms@admit.com>
Date: 21 Jan 2021 21:26:08 +0200
Subject: sick

I am Ms. ZINAIDA SINITSKY, Born 28th July 1938 in Kiev, married to Mr. John Sinitsky my husband died in a plane crash in Nepal Last year, now a new Christian convert and diagnose with cancer of the breast, after the covid virus outbreak last year my immune system weakened infected with SARS-CoV-2 for 154 days now, I have been in and out of intensive care unit (ICU), also known as critical care unit (CCU) This virus has caused the cancer spread more rapidly to my other breast.

Last week Dr. Ravindra Gupta, my virologist said I am now diagnose and being treated for a lymphoma that had relapsed and had been given Rituximab, a drug that depletes antibody-producing B cells. That made it hard for him to shake the infection with SARS-CoV-2 and all is not looking good for me cause am on life support as we speak.

All indication from my doctor that my conditions is really deteriorating and  the doctors advised  that I may not live for more than 72 hours   and warned me to deceased from thinking over who is going to inherit my wealth, today I have decided to donate contribute to the less privileges, charity and  orphanage homes. I made this decision after watching a BBC documentary about 96 year’s old woman who secretly donated her fortune upon her death.

I choose you from online search and have confident because I have prayed. To donate the sum of US$15.5Million dollars through you to the less privileged. Note that this fund is still in my private bank account, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for the said purpose even though I am late I have come to find out that wealth acquisition without god is vanity according to King Solomon the wisest King in the Bible during his reign, and I made the promise to god that the fund will be used to help the needy and the less privilege. EMAIL: sinitskyzinaida14@gmail.com , zinaidasinitsky@yandex.com

Perhaps I did not make it before you reply, kindly call my lawyer Ms. Rama Shankar in Australia on direct line +61 881 200 536

I await urgent reply.

Remain Blessed

Ms. Zinaida Sinitsky

 

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