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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: "MARIE F. HYPPOLITE" <victorsam5252@gmail.com>
Reply-To: helenadamsidaho@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:13:41 +0100
Subject: HELP THE NEED ONES.

My Beloved in the Lord.
I am Mrs. Marie F. Hyppolite.

A (Citizen of the United States of America),
an elderly
widow who suffers from a prolonged illness (cancer).
I am currently admitted to a private hospital,
I have funds I
inherited from my late loving husband,
Mr. Hyppolite .F. Smith.

which he
deposited in a bank before his death through covid-19,
and I need a very honest and God-fearing family
that can use these funds for the work of God and 30% of the total
funds will be for their compensation for doing this work of God in
charity orphanage home projects in your country.
Please,
if your Family will be able to use these funds for the Lord’s
work, respond kindly for more details.

Your Sister in the Lord.
Marie F. Hyppolite

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