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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: Stella Gabriel <maryjoe10110@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stellagabriel440@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:51:25 +0000
Subject: PLEASE USE THIS MONEY FOR CHARITY WORK


Greetings my beloved,
My name is Mrs.Stella Gabriel, I am a 75 years old widow presently
suffering from long term illness(breast cancer) a deaf woman and also a
cancer patient.I Have no child who can inherited my wealth so i decided to
donate what I have to you for God's work in your country.
this is my last wish before I will die, I want to donate $8.5 million to
you so that you will use part of this
fund to help the poor ones,while you use the rest for your family.If you
are interested,Respond now for more details on how to receive this fund.

Regards,
Mrs.Stella,greeting from the sick bed
**************************************
Saludos mi amado,
Mi nombre es Sra. Stella Gabriel, soy una viuda de 75 años que actualmente
padece una enfermedad de larga duración (cáncer de mama), una mujer sorda y
también una paciente de cáncer. No tengo un hijo que pueda heredar mi
riqueza, así que decidí donar lo que tengo. a usted por la obra de Dios en
su país.
este es mi último deseo antes de morir, quiero donarte $ 8.5 millones para
que uses parte de esto
fondos para ayudar a los pobres, mientras que usa el resto para su familia.
están interesados, responda ahora para obtener más detalles sobre cómo
recibir este fondo.

Saludos,
Señora Stella, saludando desde la cama de enferma

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