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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. Jenny Scolla Aharon" <ddimick64@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rbc24h@aol.com
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 22:51:01 -1200
Subject: My Welfare Project

Hello Dear beloved,

Greetings! How are you doing? please are you online now? Please if you
are still using this e-mail kindly read this message carefully and get
back to me. I have an urgent welfare project which i want you to
handle for me if you can. I am Mrs, Jenny Scolla Aharon from Italy
presently working in London, I have something urgent to discuss with
you, contact me for more details.

I know this might come as a shock or surprise to you but am on a
divine assignment. Please take your time to read my intentions; Am
being helped to write to you this morning through the help of a nurse
friend in the hospital here. Because of my condition, the Doctors
stopped me from receiving visitors and they took my phones. This took
us time to compile this letter from my sickbed for your full
understanding of my purpose and intentions because I can't even talk
very well but I still trust my life in our good God. I pray God
directs your thoughts on this my welfare Project intentions Amen.

I am looking for someone who can help me carry out this charity
project in your country, someone who can take this project very
seriously, I wanted to do it myself but the current conditions cannot
allow me, I want to send the remaining £ 3 million pounds to you with
confidence so you can help me give it to the poor and widows and
orphanages there in your country as directed by my late husband.
​because we don't have any children to inherit money. Please do not
distinguish religion, race, or ethnicity when handling this project. I
really want to talk to you over the phone, but the problem is that I
cannot speak well because of pain and I will not take calls when a
doctor is with me. Let me know if you can help. God bless you and your
family.

I do not need your bank account for this operation, The money is
already secured in one box and the box was initially deposited at the
delivery company's regional office in London, I do not have any direct
access to the box now but I will authorize the delivery company to
move and deliver it to your hand in hand at your address if you send
all that i have asked from you, Please send your information so that I
will furnish you with the procedures to follow.

Your full Names:_______________________
Your Address_________________
Your passport/ Id card copy______________
Your Phone Number_________________
Your Occupation___________________
Your Age___________________________
Your Nearest Airport______________
Profession ____________

I await your immediate response and please always pray for me,

Best Regards,

Mrs, Jenny Scolla Aharon

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