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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: "Mrs. Giskegaard Margareth" <margareth.giskegaard101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: margareth.giskegaard10@aol.com
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2021 10:33:12 +0100
Subject: Good morning, Greetings From Mrs. Margareth Giskegaard

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Greetings,

My name is Mrs. Margareth Giskegaard, from Toulouse France, I have
been suffering from ovarian cancer disease and the doctor says that I
have just a short time to live. And for the past Twelve years, I have
being dealing on gold exportation, before this disease crippled me
down. My late husband, Dr. Benoit Kabore, a retired diplomat and one
time minister of mines and Power in the republic of Burkina Faso. Made
a lot of money from the sales of Gold and cotton while he was a
minister, but we had no child of our own.

later my husband realized through a powerful man of God that it was
evil course instituted by his brother in other to inherit his wealth,
but before then it was too late, I and my husband agreed that he
should remarry another wife but our religion did not permit it, while
planning this my husband’s brother heard it and they planned and
killed my husband at the tender age of 56, he died in the month of
September 2014. Now that I am very sick and according to the doctor,
will not survive the sickness. The worst of it all is that I do not
have any family members or children to inherit my wealth. I am writing
this letter now through the help of the computer beside my sick is
bed.

I have $4.7 Million US Dollars deposited here in Burkina Faso and I am
willing to instruct my bank to transfer the said fund to you as my
foreign Trustee. You will apply to the bank that there should release
the fund to you, but you will assure me that you will take 50% of the
fund and give 50% to the orphanages home in your country for my soul
to rest after I have gone. Respond to me immediately for further
details and instructions since I am in the end times of my life due to
the ovarian cancer disease.

Hoping to receive your response as soon as possible.
My Regards,
Margareth Giskegaard

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