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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. Valerie Lee" <davidflood95@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2021 01:31:35 -0800
Subject: Greetings

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

I know you might be surprised when this email gets to you . I barely
know you but i wish to entrust some responsibilities to you.My name is
Mrs. Valerie Lee; I am a dying woman who has decided to donate what I
have to you/church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed with
Esophageal Cancer for about two years, immediately after the death of my
husband, who has left me everything he worked for. He owned an
import/export company which operated in the UK, west Africa and in china
I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my
late husband to you for the good work of God, rather than allow my
relatives to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly, since we had no
kids to inherit them.

Please pray that the good Lord forgive me my sins. I have asked God to
forgive me and I believe He has because He is a merciful God. I will be
going in for an operation in less than a month and I'll want you to
stand as the beneficiary to the account of my late husband in the United
Kingdom and in Africa. Also to the motherless and less privilege and
also for the assistance of the widows.

You would be entitled to 20% of all the funds which are deposited in
bank/finance house in the United Kingdom. The remaining 80% will be used
to set up a foundation in my husband's name, which will be used to help
the less privileged. At the moment I cannot take any telephone calls due
to the fact that my relatives are around me and my health status.

Please contact my lawyers in charge of the funds and they will arrange
the transfer of the funds from my account to your preferred account as
you would be the beneficiary to them.

Pls. Contact my lawyer in London,

Barrister Michael Bagley with the specified address:
Alex Seaman associates
Blackstone House, Temple, London EC4Y 9BW, United Kingdom
E-mail: michaelbagley077@gmail.com

There are above 5 million dollars deposited in banks/finance houses in
the UK. Please use your share of the funds well and always extend the
good work to others.

Please tell him that I have asked you to reach him.


God blesses you.

Thanks,
Mrs. Valerie Lee

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