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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.Natasha Comoh" <prenderx9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: natasha.comoh@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:17:57 -0700
Subject: My dear in the Lord,

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My dear in the Lord,

My name is Mrs.Natasha Comoh. I am a citizen of United States of
America who is married to late Mr.Andi Comoh, here in Burkina Faso,
He is a politician man and also a gold merchant who owns a small gold
Mine here in Burkina Faso, He died in cancer disease in mid-March
2012, As the only wife I am and the only surviving family I inherited
the sum of $8.4million usd, I am presently suffering from throat
cancer disease my attending medical Doctor practitioner has just
informed me that my days are counted because of my degraded health,

my matrimonial situation is such as I don`t have a less children to whom
I could (WILL) out my heritage to. I’m offering a sum amount with 75kg
of gold to any trustworthy person who can invest it wisely into
profitable business ventures and donate part of the profit earned
annually to charity organizations, I urge you to help me fulfill in
this project you can have the 75kg of gold as compensation and also
20% share from the fund, for I am helpless to do so as a result of my
degraded health. I am waiting for your response stay in good health.

My regards
Mrs.Natasha Comoh.

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