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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: Charlotte Leavy <charlotte.leavy1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charlotte.leavy1@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 23:17:19 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend


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Dear Friend,

I believe you will do better than I think,

It is understandable that you may be a bit apprehensive because you do not
know me, I am writing this mail to you with serious tears in my eyes and
great sorrow in my heart, My Name is Mrs.Charlotte Leavy Holmes, Am
contacting you from my country USA . I want to tell you this because I
don’t have any other option than to tell you as I was touched to open up to
you, I am married to Late Dr.Anthony Holmes who worked with US embassy in
Ouagadougou the capital city of Burkina Faso: in west Africa for years
before he died. We were married for eleven years without a child. He died
after a brief illness that lasted for only five days. Since his death I
decided not to remarry again, when my late husband was alive he deposited
the sum of 8.5 USD Million Eight million Five hundred thousand dollars with
a bank in Ouagadougou,

I accept this decision because I do not have any child who will inherit
this money after I die. I want your urgent reply to me so that I will give
you the deposit receipt which the COMPANY issued to me as next of kin for
immediate transfer of the money to your account in your country, to start
the good work of God, I want you to use the 40/percent of the total amount
to help yourself in doing the project.

I am desperately in keen need of assistance and I have summoned up courage
to contact you for this task, you must not fail me and the millions of the
poor people in our today WORLD. This is no stolen money and there are no
dangers involved,100% RISK FREE with full legal proof. Please if you would
be able to use the funds for the Charity works kindly let me know
immediately.I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this
matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will
jeopardize my last wish. I want you to take 40 percent of the total money
for your personal use while 60% of the money will go to charity.I will
appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in this matter to
accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will jeopardize
my last wish.

Remain blessed
Yours Sister.
Mrs.Charlotte Leavy Holmes.

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