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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: "Elinor S. Adam" <lmj75867116212@gmail.com>
Reply-To: lpst939@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:14:54 +0800
Subject: Re: From Elinor Salah Adam

Hello ,

I bring peace and message of good health to your family; I also wish
you a life free of trauma and ordeals.

I'm Elinor S. Adam, widowed and the mother to Salah Adam (my only
son), Shaline Adam (daughter in-law), Joshua Adam (grandson 4years)
and Rebecca Adam (granddaughter 1year and 10months) who died untimely
in an Egypt Air Flight 990 crash 31 October 1999. Please do visit the
publication website below and also find out how many more souls that
perished in that ill fated air disaster.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/egyptair/article/0,,196602,00.htm

I'm a Canadian, I lost my husband 5years ego and I have been living
with this pain till date. We are dedicated missionary workers,
hospitable people and reaching out to mankind has been our greatest
achievement. My son was an athlete and also a Baptist missionary
worker along with his dear wife. Oh, may their souls rest in peace.
Since the sudden death of my children, I have lived with the memories,
fighting effortlessly to bounce back to normal life but all to no
avail. I suffered psychologically and shortly was diagnosed of Cancer.


I got your contact address from my late children's missionary/tourist
dossier, it maybe that they intended reaching out to you during their
missionary days before the untimely death stole them away. Before
their untimely death, my family had the sum of $8.6 Million mapped out
to propagate more the missionary movement. The quest is to reach out
to the poorest, destitutes, orphanage homes, refugee camps with no
Christian/Muslim border limitation or discrimination because we are
one irrespective of religion/faith.

I oblige you to embark on the wish of a dying poor woman like me and
judiciously touch the lives of the poorest, destitutes, orphanage
villages children, refugee camps etc. so that the souls of my children
and mine will rest in peace when I finally reunite with mine children
in afterlife just few months from now according to my health
specialist. All I need from you is Truthfulness, Honesty and Sincerity
assuring me that you can in all honesty and obedience utilize the
funds as supposed

Waiting for your anticipatory feedback on/before 3days to enable me
know if you are ready or not.


Kinds Regards
Elinor Salah Adam

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