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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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Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?b?Ik1ycy4gWGluecOhbiBMaW5uaWFuIiA8YWRtaW5AZXh0ZWNoMjAwOS5jb20+?=@auth.extech2009.com
Reply-To: Yumiko@tanaka.estate
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:41:16 +0100
Subject: =?utf-8?q?From_Mrs_Xiny=C3=A1n_Linnian_?=


Hi Beloved One

With due respect to your person and much sincerity of purpose,I am Mrs Xiny=
=E1n Linnian from Suzhou, China . I am married to Mr Peng Linnian who is an=
international real estate management agent for eleven years, but he died i=
n a fatal car accident in 2016. We have been married for 20 years without a=
ny child.

I am an orphan, after the death of my husband i decided not to go into marr=
iage anymore because we are true and good Buddhist and we believe in Sh=E9n=
.I'm suffering from cancer of the breast and throat and it is certain that =
I cannot work or do anything stressful my doctors said that i will not surv=
ive the sickness and i will not live for the next 2 months this is because =
my cancer sickness is at level 4 it has spread all over my body system and =
cause a lot of serious damage to my body organs.

Before my husband died he sold all his international properties and deposit=
ed the sum of US$8.5m dollars in an offshore bank. My late husband's brothe=
r ran away with my ($1M USD) and abandoned me at the London hospital to die=
and I have decided not to do anything with my late husband's brother in th=
is world because he does not care about me and he just wishes me death.

The bank where the funds US$8.5m USD is deposited promised me that the fund=
s will be transferred to the designated bank of anybody that was chosen and=
approved by me. I'm using a hospital computer where I am undergoing treatm=
ent of my cancer sickness to send you this message. If i receive a quick re=
ply from you I will direct you what next to do and also link you up with th=
e offshore bank . I knew that you will be surprise to this proposal but kin=
dly consider it as the will of God.

I want you to inherit this fund $8.5m USD and fulfill my last wish before I=
die and meet my Sh=E9n after death. Donate 60% of this funds to orphans, m=
otherless children, less privileged children. Taking 40% percent of the fun=
ds to do your business and take care of your family is your benefit. I have=
2 months to live in this world. What I need is a kind and good person that=
will inherit this funds and fulfill my last wish before I die. Please ende=
avor to use 60% percent of this funds for Charity organization, donate to o=
rphans and less privileged and take 40% of the fund for yourself

All i need from you is a confident assurance that when this funds is transf=
er to your bank savings you will use it as i instruct you i do not trust pe=
ople but i pray before i send you this message and my spirit accept you, i =
want you to always pray for me and feel relax to go into this with me and a=
ny delay in your reply will made me to look another individual for the same=
purpose. Please assure me that you will accept my proposal as I stated abo=
ve and your response would be highly appreciated. I wait for your positive =
reply through my personal email address ( lip84741@gmail.com )
=


Yours sincerely
Mrs Xiny=E1n Linnian

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