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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.Noah Emily Sara" <mellemaym@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jgrollande@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 18:58:26 -0800
Subject: Hello

Hello

My names are Mrs.Noah Emily Sara I'm from Alberta Canada but stay here in
the Bradford United Kingdom. There is something

very important I want to discuss with you.

I'm a very influential and wealthy woman but I'm sick and dying. I'm
suffering from severe oesophageal cancer and have a few months to live. I
send you this message because I want to make a donation to you for charity
purposes. I would like to donate funds for charity and investment purposes
to you.

Get back to me so I can send you more details about my donation.

Warm Regards,
Mrs.Noah Emily Sara

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