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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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Fraud email example:

From: Ishizaka Mitsuhiro <ishizzakamitsuhiroo@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ishizzakamitsuhiro@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:35:12 +0200
Subject: DONATION FROM ISHIZAKA MITSUHIRO

Greetings,

I hope this letter will not upset you, as we have no previous
discussion on this matter. I am Mr ISHIZAKA MITSUHIRO from Japan, I
worked with Mitsubishi Motors as a Mitsubishi distributor By CFAO in
west african. In 2013 I was inovled in a drastic car accident on my
way to business meeting in Yamoussoukro. However, when I was working
with Mitsubishi Motors as a Mitsubishi distributor By CFAO in west
african I deposited the sum of Five Million US dollars accumulated
from an onshore engineering contract awarded to me during the military
regime of Gen. Robert Guei with one of the banks in Ivory Coast.

Presently, the money is still with the bank unclaimed, recently my
doctor told me that I have acute pericardial, an inflammation of the
lining around the heart problems, which come on top of a long-standing
kidney complaint. My condition has worsened and it is obvious I would
not survive unless by special will of God, though what disturbs me
most is that I am diagnosed to be having spinal abnormality.

For this reason I decided to donate the fund to you or better still a
God fearing individual that will use it to support orphanage homes,
widows, war dispalced children and family and to propagate the word of
God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. I took this
decision because I don't have children that will inherit this money. I
am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going. I know that I am
going to be in the bosom of the lord one day, if you will be of
assistance, I will surely appreciate and thank you for your kindness
in giving me this help. please kindly reply me through this email for
security reason ishizzakamitsuhiroo@gmail.com.
Thanks,

Ishizaka Mitsuhiro.

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