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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.Margot EDGAR" <mrs.ndlangamandlaf01@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.edgarmargot_69@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2021 22:44:42 +0200
Subject: Greetings to you

I am Mrs.Margot EDGAR, If I chose to contact you is because, I wish
that this operation is done in utmost discretion without too much
publicity because of my previous activities. I wish that you agree to
serve legal administrator (beneficiary) to help the family, elderly
and children in difficult circumstances. My marital status is such
that I am single because I lost my husband for over 10 years now and
unfortunately we did not have a child together, I have no one to whom
to leave my legacy to, this is the reason while I wanted to donate
this money to you and your organization. I will be so grateful in
order to help the poor; I am donating this money to help poor people,
so that the grace of God be with me to my final resting place for me
to receive an honorable place with the Lord our father.

Have no fear, I am contacting you because I prayed for several nights
for God to give me the contact of a trusted person to whom I could
entrust this matter. When I was still working, I was a woman of
Business and it allowed me to touch many areas of business, some of
which have not been legal. Know that you can keep half this money to
yourself and the rest half will be used for abandoned children and the
poor. I am under medical supervision for over (8) months now. My
doctor just informed me that my days are numbered because of my health
will increasingly degrading.


What project you intend to achieve with these funds? I count on your
goodwill and especially the proper use of these funds and I am waiting
for your urgent respond, to enable me to put you in contact with my
bank manager for immediately transfer of this money into your
nominated account.

Pending the confirmation message of your approval and your ability to
receive these funds, receive the expression of my fraternal greetings.
Mrs.Margot EDGAR

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