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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.Mary George" <mrs.marygeorge4545@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmarygeorge22@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:02:14 +0100
Subject: I warmly greet you.

I warmly greet you.

My name is Mrs. Mary George , I am 76 years old, and was married to
the late Dr. Christopher . Recently, my doctor told me that I will
undergo a surgery (cancer of the lungs ) and I may not survive it or
live longer than required due to my health condition. I inherited a
total sum of (Ten million United state dollars) from my
late husband, I deposited the money with First inland bank Nigeria
plc. Having known my condition, I decided to donate this fund to any
god fearing man or woman who will use the money the way I am going to
instruct. I want somebody who will fulfill the desire of me and my
late husband to help the less privileged people, orphanages and the
poor widows.

This is why I am taking this decision to hand over this fund to you in
good faith and to help the less privileged by opening a foundation you
will call "Wright’s Foundation". If you are interested in handling
these funds, send me your complete information below to enable me to
write a letter of authorization on your behalf to the bank as my next
of kin, I have a limited time to live, I am not afraid of death, hence
I know where I am going. I want you to always remember me in your
daily prayers.

Send your information in this order below.

Full names:
Address;
Telephone number
Occupation and Age

Kindly contact me if you are interested in carrying out this humanitarian duty.

Yours-in-Christ,

Mrs. Mary George

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