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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: LORDS OFFICE <lordsoffice50@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:14:36 +0100
Subject: YOUR RESPONDS IS URGENTLY NEEDED

My Dear Friend;

I know that this message will look strange, surprising and probably
unbelievable to you, but it is the reality. I want to make a donation
in the amount of: £4,700,000 (4 Million Seven Hundred Thousand Pounds)
for you. I contact you by the will of God. My name is Mrs. Sherry
Johnson, I am a firm British woman specialized in mining gold and
diamonds in South Africa. but now, I'm very sick of a cancer. My
husband died in an accident two years ago with our two children,
leaving me with only a son who was just 9 years old, and now I have
cancer of the esophagus that damaged almost all the cells in my
system/agencies and I will die soon according to my doctors.

My most concern now is my only remaining son who knows nothing about
life and has no one to take care of him after I have died, because I
and my husband has no family, we grew up in the orphanage and were
married in orphanage. If I die my son will soon be left alone in the
desert of life, and I do not want to make it a subject of the
orphanage where I and my husband grew up,

I want my son growing up in a family where he will be loved, Please
if you can be reliable and sincere to accept my humble proposal; I
have £4. 700 000 in a fixed deposit account; I will order the Bank to
transfer the money onto your account in your country immediately then
you take my son in your country and raise. Please, answer as quickly
as possible.

Please reply to my private email address,
ms.sherry_johnson39@yahoo.com
js71910899@gmail.com
God bless you.
Mrs. Sherry Johnson

Please answer urgently

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