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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: "Lemoine Sandra" <sandra.lemoine@ac-orleans-tours.fr>
Reply-To: godfamily01@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:16:57 GMT
Subject: With Due Respect


My Dear,


With Due Respect and Humility, I was compelled to write to you under humanitarian ground. My name is Mrs Pingka Flrdvila from Philippine but married to Late Prof. Cr Ratnava, we both live here in London, United Kingdom. I have taken a personal decision to donate what I inherited from my late husband to the Charity, less privilege, building of schools and hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor widows and orphans. I am 71 years old and I was diagnosed with cancer since the past THREE YEARS and I am very afraid now because of the continued surge of CORONAVIRUS INFECTION (COVID-19), after the death of my husband. We were both married for many years without a child, I took this decision because I don't have any child that will inherit this fund.


My late husband was The chairman/CEO of K: E global industries and a philanthropist based here in United Kingdom I have been touched by God to donate what I have inherited from my late husband through you, for this charity work, rather than allowing it to become a Bank or Government abandoned property inheritance while many people and organizations are out there suffering and seeking for a financial assistant. My present condition and COVID-19 PANDEMIC has really taught me that all the wealth in this world is vanity, I have made up my mind to donate this money to the people in needs, so that God will have mercy on me and also accept my soul in HIS Kingdom incase I do not survive this surgery as this is my 4th surgery. I will be going for another surgery in a few days and according to my Doctor's comment, my survival in this surgery is not guaranteed, is 50/50, I want to be sure that this fund has been donated to you before going for this surgery.


I have decided to donate a Cash of (£2,5000.00 GBP) (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand GBP) to you for this assignment, Charity, less privilege, building of schools, hospitals and also for the assistance of the poor widows, Motherless babies, Charity organization, CHRISTIAN or MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS, and orphans. I don't know you in person but God knows you, so contacting you for this assignment is a direction from the holy spirit of God to donate this fund outside this country through you as my late husband has already donated a lot in this country, so you have to make sure that you use this donate fund as I have directed so that the name of the Almighty God will be glorify forever.


Your urgent response is required in this matter due to my present critical condition of my health, because I am losing strength every munities of the day. All I need from you is prayers that ALMIGHTY GOD will accept my soul in case I didn't survive this surgery. Also pray for the soul of my late Husband to rest in peace.


Please always be prayerful all through your life, we are visitors on this earth and we must be very careful in whatever we do so that our soul will not be a waste. I wish you all the best and may God bless you abundantly.


Remain blessed in God. Yours


Mrs Pingk Flrdvila

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