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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 Suzara Maling Wan <palayelo22@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mwanmaling@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:47:33 -0800
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED

--
Good Day,

My name are Mrs Suzara Maling Wan, I am a Nationality of the Republic
of Philippine presently base in Burkina Faso West Africa, dealing with
exportation of Gold, I

was diagnose of blood Causal decease, and my doctor say that I have
few days to leave, I have a proposal and request for you to help
accomplish my dreams and desire

of building an orphanage home in your country for the support and help
for the less privilege once and the motherless children in your
country, it please me to do so

because of the fact that I grow up as an orphan.

I have ($4.5 Million Dollars) with one of the International bank here
in Burkina Faso, known as ECOBANK PLC, I have decided to willed the
fund to you for the

fulfillment of my dreams and desire of building an orphanage home in
your country since it is impossible for me to carry out the mission
because of my health

condition.

If you have a good heart to help this dreams and desire come true,
reply for more details as to enable me direct you to the bank as I
have already discourse this

with the bank manager for urgent release of the fund to you.

With Kind Regard
Mrs Suzara Maling Wan

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