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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: mrsalthhenkel <altnshan770@gmail.com>
Reply-To: althoshan770@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:46:48 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE


*Dear Friend,*



*I came across your e-mail contact prior to a private search while in need
of an honest and sincere person who can assist and partner with me to
secure my late husband’s money, the amount of(10,900,000 Euros)**deposited
in a bank for safe keeping purposes. But right now my husband is dead and
the financial firm has been giving me several notifications to make the
claim of the said deposit, I want a situation whereby I will present you as
my Executor to the bank so that you assist me to make the claim of this
money from the financial firm.*



*So that it will be transferred to your custody pending my arrival with my
only daughter to your country so that we can use it judiciously for
investment purposes, my only daughter will continue her education in your
country upon our arrival once every arrangement as regards this transaction
is concluded. I will be offering you 25% of the money for your foreign
assistance as long as you can help me in carrying out this project
effectively without insinuating greed and selfishness. I am contacting you
in this respect for the below purposes.*



*1,To avoid awareness of my late husband's relatives because they're the
one that killed my husband and took over all his properties and chased us
away because I do not have a male child without considering the welfare of
me and my only daughter. They collected everything and now after my life.
2,To avoid awareness of the government of my country about the money since
my husband was a former politician and government contractor here in my
country and once I receive your positive response, I will give you more
details to enable us to proceed.*



*Kind regards,*

*Mrs Althaea Henkel*

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