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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. Iris Stobbs" <dmvnicaad@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsirisstobbs@yandex.com
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:56:28 +0100
Subject: MY VERY SINCERE HUMANITARIAN DONATION FOR CHARITY WORK, COULD YOU
PLEASE CARRY OUT MY LAST WISH FOR ME?

My Dearest,

MAY THE PEACE OF GOD BE WITH YOU!!

"I believe we make a LIVING by what we GET, but we make a LIFE by what
we GIVE" and also “Service to Mankind is Service to God”, Because blessed are
the hands that give.

I know that this may sound strange or surprising to you because we
have never met, I’m sorry if it comes to you by surprise but I know
you will also benefit from this and I hope you accept it with all your
heart because God works in many mysterious ways we don’t expect.

My name is Mrs. Iris Stobbs, a Black São Tomé & Príncipe woman, aged
68 years old and I was diagnosed with Cancer of Leukemia about three
years ago, immediately after the death of my husband. This sickness
has tormented me a lot in my life and I have been battling with this
deadly disease and now the doctor has confirmed to me that I have few
days to live, I'm shedding tears writing this message to you, but who
am I to question God. I have decided to donate what I have to the
Charities, Hence we have no child that will inherit the funds.

I have been touched to donate from what I have inherited from my late
husband for the good work of charity rather than allow his reckless
relatives to lavish my husband's hard earned fund. That is why I
wanted a foreigner because I don’t want them to know where the money
will be transferred
to.

As I lay on my sick bed shedding tears, I want you to help me in
carrying out my last wish on earth which will also be very profitable
to you. I want to “WILL” a total sum of $2,300,000 million USD (Two
Million Three Hundred thousand USD) to you which I want you to
distribute parts of it to many CHARITY HOMES for me and the rest for
yourself and your family. (70% shall be for the charity works while
30% shall be for you and your family.)

To proceed to the bank, please kindly send me as soon as possible
these details:

Full Name,

Gender:

Occupation:

Nationality:

Phone Numbers:

To my private email id below:

So that I can present you as my NEXT OF KIN to my bank for the claim
of the fund.

Please I want this to be done as a matter of urgency because I don’t
have many days left according to my medical doctor. May God bless you
abundantly as you are honest to carry out this charity work. For me to
get your email fast, Please reply me only with this my private email
id: mrsirisstobbs@yandex.com

Remain Blessed,

Mrs. Iris Stobbs.

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