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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: "Ms.Angelina Mayer"<contacts@cyborgit.net>
Reply-To: <angelinamayer27@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2021 17:41:05 -0000
Subject: DO NOT IGNORE THIS MESSAGE

Hello.

It is times such as this I value the taste of a 1966 Bas Almanac
mint grafted wine or a vacation to the Mediterranean just to take
my mind off all the heartaches & pains caused by years of conflict
within my family. I will get straight to the point so that I won't take
much of your time.

I am suffering from pancreatic cancer and the medical team over
here in London are doing all they can to prolong my days on this
earth. a tumor has grown within my pancreas and my system is totally
dysfunctional. I can't seem to eat anymore, and my time is growing nearer as each
day passes on.

All my life, I have been charitable with my families' wealth;
not because I never really worked for it but because I have
always had the heart to give to the less privileged so that the Lord can give back to me
in his own way. My time is short, I will not be able to continue this
journey anymore but I want to give you the responsibility when I am gone to take
custody of my inheritance and spread it across millions of charity homes
worldwide. I know you would be wondering why don't I contact the charities myself,
but my experiences in the past have made me learn that if you put all
your eggs in one basket, it would definitely get squashed. There is a need to
spread the wealth around,especially during an economic recession where
access to capital is slow.

I will empower you fully but the decision is yours only to make.
I need to rest my fingers for a bit but I expect to hear from
you, maybe sometime soon because I can't predict my time anymore. The last
of my money is the huge cash deposit of ($65M). That I have with Finance Company
I want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations and let them know that it is I, Ms.Angelina Mayer,
that is making this generous donation. I am writing this from my
laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my time to come.

You can reply via my Private Email Address:
angelinamayer27@gmail.com

looking forward to hearing from you.

Ms.Angelina Mayer

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