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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: Kristin Baxter Markovic <markmiller12345081@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kristinbaxter121@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 05:59:12 -0800
Subject: Hello My Dearest

How are you ?

I adore respect and humble submission, I ask you to give the following
lines for your kind consideration, I hope you will spare some of your
precious minutes to read the following appeal with a sympathetic mind. I
must confess that I am writing this email with great hope, joy and
enthusiasm that I know and believe will surely find you in good health.

My name is Mrs Kristin Baxter Markovic from Serbia, I am a 58 years old
woman and I am legally married to the late Gordana Baxter Erik who comes
from Denmark. We lived here in St David's ,Wales, United Kingdom for the
past 17 years ago. My late husband worked with Coxmos Investment Property -
New Residential Investment Company as an expatriate for many years before
he died. My late husband and I were both married without a single
biological child of our own due to his illness.

I presently have kidney cancer and I am writing this message with the help
of a Nurse here in the hospital. When my late husband was alive, he
deposited the sum of Two million five hundreds thousands Euros
(2.500.000.00 euro) in a bank and he signed an agreement with the bank
that the funds will be used for charity purposes such as, helping the
motherless babies, supporting church activities and helping the
unprivileged children to continue their education.

I contacted you today because my private doctor just informed me that my
sickness has gotten worse and they are going to carry out a serious cancer
surgery on my Kidney by this month which I might not survive, If I die
during my surgery, the bank will embezzle the funds because I have no
other relative to claim the money, because i was adopted and married by
my late husband.I tried to trace my family but all my efforts are in
vain. I took this decision after listening to the news about an 80 years
old woman who secretly donated her fortune upon her death and since I have
no child. I want you to help me transfer the funds to your bank account in
your country and after the transfer to your bank account; you will collect
20% (500,000.00 euro) of the total funds for yourself as compensation and
use the remaining 80% (2.000, 000.00 euro) to do the charity work in your
country.


Thanks

Mrs Kristin Baxter Markovic

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