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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: sussan kunde <angelavan838@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sussankunde069@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:48:46 +0000
Subject: Hello My Dear

--
I am Mrs. Sussan Kunde a widow to late Mr.Kunde Jorge ,
I have deciced to donate my funds USD$3.7 MILLION) which I inherited
from my late husband Mr.Kunde Jorge ,to you for charity work;
I am suffering from cancer and i dont need this money as my situation
has scrumbled me down and cant continue with life,
Reply and i will put you in contacts with my bank for the release of
the fund to your account.

please Email: sussankunde069@gmail.com

I wait to hear from you .
Yours sincerely

Mrs. Sussan Kunde

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