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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: "From Mrs. Shylock Dora Narration." <mrsliannafamily2021@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsshylockfamily2020@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:55:53 -0700
Subject: From Mrs. Shylock

My Beloved Friend in the Lord.

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (I am Mrs. Shylock
Dora Narration,) from Bahrain, a widow to late Dr. A. NARRATION. l am
70 years old and a converted born again Christian, suffering from long
time cancer of the breast, from all indication my condition is really
deteriorating and it is quite obvious that I might not live more than
two (2) months, according to my doctor because the cancer has gotten
to a very worst / dangerous stage.

My late husband and my only child died last five years ago, his death
was politically motivated. My late husband was a very rich and wealthy
business man who was running his Gold/Diamond Business here in South
Africa. After his death, I inherited all his business and wealth. My
doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than two (2)
months, so I now decided to divide the part of this wealth, to
contribute to the development of the churches in Africa, America,
Asia, and Europe. I collected your email address during my desperate
search on the internet and I prayed over it and the spirit our Lord
Jesus directed me to you as an honest person who can assist me to
fulfill my wish here on earth.

financial assistance and medical services for different categories of
such individuals so as to give them a sense of belonging Lately I
discovered that my late husband’s relation know about the deposited
money and they are happy that I will soon die so that they can take
the Fund for their own selfish interest, On this note I decided to
give this claim information to you before I pass on to glory.
I will furnish you with all the details of our family Lawyer that
will assist you in claiming the Funds deposited with the One of the
private SECURITY COMPANY IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. We deposited the
total Amount of (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UNITED
STATE DOLLARS) in cash with one private Security Company IN UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.. As soon as you accept my offer I will direct you
to my family Lawyer in South Africa, who will assist you for the money
transfer processes into your bank account without any delay.

I decided to donate this fund to the less privileged because I cannot
take this money to the grave. Please I want you to note that this fund
is lodged with one of the Local private Security Company there in
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Once I hear from you, I will forward to you
all the information's you will need to use to claiming this fund from
the Company or from the bank in united states of America and to be
transferred to your bank account. I honestly pray that this money when
transferred to you will be used for the said purpose because l has
come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is vanity.
Please Kindly reply to my private email address :(
mrsshylockfamily5050@gmail.com ) with all your contact details
Thanks and God bless you.
Your beloved sister in Christ.
From Mrs. Shylock Dora Narration

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