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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: anne garce <anneeggra@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:14:31 -1200
Subject: Re,

Hello Dear,

My name is Mrs. Grace Anne. from Finland who based in Abidjan, I am a
terribly sick woman who have decided to donate all I have to you for good
work of God. I am 69 years old, and I was diagnosed of cancer for the past
1 years now, immediately after the death of my husband, who has left me all
he worked for.

On 16th of last month the Doctors said my chances of living more than three
months from now is very narrow though the pains i pass through has make me
not to be afraid of to die any more. I don't know what may happen and when
it will happen. So, I have decided to donate all I inherited from my late
husband to you for good work of God, Rather to allow my husband relatives
use my husband hard-earned funds in ungodly ways. That if I don't make it
and die, I die for God's glory and to continue my service to God with him
eternally and if I live, I live for God to be glorified. Anyway with the
pains of cancer ailment it better to die than to live please pray for me,
that the good Lord forgive me my sins., it is better to give those high
hospital charges for treatment of no guarantee to the healthy suffering
orphans, motherless children and widows.

I have asked God to forgive me and I believe he has because He is a
merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in next few days.I Don't
know if I will make it or not for that I Have decided to WILL/donate the
total deposited sum of US$1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand
USDollars) to you for good work of God, as a seed and sacrifice to attract
God's mercy upon me should I not make it. This is my last wish. Please I
beseech thee to assured me that you are honest, reliable and able to fulfil
my last wish? to use this money for good work of God, to help the
motherless, less privileged orphans, poor children and for assistance of
widows. Please assured me of these. Once I heard from you with your
information and ID, I will instruct my family legal consultant lawyer to
adjusting my WILL to including your name. As he is aware about my desire
that required to changing my WILL,


Please this is sacred and you must hasten to retrieve this money before my
surgery date get closer because I am be alive hear that you have receive
the money and start the project immediately let my husbands relatives come
in between you, should anything happen to me. Handle it confidentially, At
the moment I'm under doctors monitor for preparation of the surgery I
cannot even take telephone calls due to the blood pressure at 210 high and
my late husband's relatives are nosing around me to know what is left of
our wealth, so they can steal it despite my health status. Please assured
me when you receive this money you will fullfill my wish.

I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the task
is accomplished as I don't want anyone or anything jeopardize my last wish.
And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want these
greedy relation of my late husband or anybody to know about this matter.
Kindly get back to me at my discreet Email: as soon as possible for
additional information


Yours Faithfully

Mrs Grace Anne.

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