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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 Clarks <theresavail902@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rsclarks71@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:10:30 +0000
Subject:

Dearest Beloved


Greetings in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His life
for us at the cross that we who believe in Him might have eternal life. I
hope everything is fine your end.

My name is Mrs Rose Clark , age 60 wife of Late Mr Richard Clark we are
both British Citizens. My husband worked as Senior Manager with an Oil
Company for Twenty Eight years before he died in 1993. We were married for
Thirty years without a child.

My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted only four days. Before
his death we were both born again Christians and after his death I decided
not to re-marry. Before my husband died, he had a cash Investment of $35
Million United Dollars (Thirty Five Million United State Dollars) which he
made me the Beneficiary. Presently I am in Bupa Cromwell Hospital United
Kingdom where I am undergoing treatment of two deadly diseases of breast
cancer and cancer of the blood. I have since lost my ability to move around
and my doctors have told me that I have only a few weeks to live as my
condition worsens each day.

Before my husband died, it was his last wish to ensure that his $35M be
used for charity work across World. It is for this reason I humbly request
you to help me Stand and receive this payment of $35 Million United States
Dollars in which I have decided to give you 5 Million United States Dollars
which will be for your effort and any expenses you may incurred in the
process of receiving this payment while the balance 30 Million United
Dollars should be distributed for Charity to take care of orphanages,
widows, disaster Victims and also to fund churches. I took this decision
because I do not have any child who will inherit this money and because my
husband was the only child of his late parents.

The doctor will not allow me to talk to anybody but I have a Reverend
Father who has known my family for over 20 years and has always come to the
Hospital to pray for me, I have given him the sum of Ten Thousand United
State Dollars (US$10,000). for the process of the documentation that will
bear your name as the next of kin of the fund entrusted him with vital
information which you will require in order to receiving this payment.
Therefore immediately I receive your reply, I will forward your name and
email address and other contact to Reverend Father Warren Gate who is
presently in the United States of American for Missionary Assignment. so
that he will supervise the processing of your Power of Attorney. All I want
from you is for you to make time out of your very busy schedule and see to
the success of receiving this payment within the shortest period of time
because the directors of the Bank where the fund is deposited may want to
use the fund for their selfish purpose in case anything happen to me.

Kindly reply to this mail as soon as possible and remember to indicate (1).
Your Full Name, (2). Your Contact Address (3). Your Telephone Number.

Hoping to hear from you soon.

Thank you and God Bless you.
Mrs. Rose Clark

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