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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: Marina Oswald <marinaoswald98@gmail.com>
Reply-To: marinaoswald40@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:59:02 +0200
Subject: Dearest in the lord,

With Due Respect And Humanity,Let me first of all inform you, I got
your email address from a mail Directory and decided to mail you for a
permission to go ahead.

I am Mrs.Marina Oswald from Switzerland. I am married to Mr.Tom Oswald
who worked with a construction company in Asia for twenty Years before
he died in the tsunami disasters, we were married but without Any
children.

Since his death I decided not to re-marry. I deposited the sum of four
million five hundred thousand united states dollars($4.5million) in
the bank. And now i am willing to donate this sum of $4.5million to
the less privilegeds and to contribute to development of church in
Africa, America, Asia, and Europoe.

My late husband was a very wealthy and after his death, I inherited
all his business and wealth, Presently this money is still with the
bank and the management just Wrote me as the beneficiary to co me
forward to receive the money or rather Issue a letter of authorization
to somebody to receive it on my behalf If I cannot come over.

I am presently in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment
Cancer of the lungs in a hospital , I have since lost my ability To
talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to
Live. Please i want you to note that this money is lying in the Bank.

I want a person that is trustworthy that will utilize 90% of this
money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around the world but in
my name Mrs Marina Oswald "As soon as I receive your reply I shall
give you the contact of the bank.I will als o issue you a letter of
authority that will prove you as The new beneficiary of this fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein and
Keep this contact confidential till such a time this funds get to your
Custody,this is to ensure that nothing jeopardizes my l ast wish on
Earth.


Thanks and God bless you
I await your urgent reply.
Regards,
Mrs Marina Oswald

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