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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: Vivian Muhammed <k9509873@gmail.com>
Reply-To: vvnmhmmd@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:32:40 +0100
Subject: My Dearest in the Lord,

My Dearest in the Lord,

With Respect and Humanity, I am writing to offer help for orphans and
less-privileged. I am Mrs. Vivian Muhammed. I am from Saudi Arabia; I
am married to Engr. Williams Muhammed. who has been a petrol chemical
engineering in Ivory Coast Company.
Before he retired and died in 2015 after a Cardiac Arteries Operation,

We had been married for 23 years and no child and recently, I was
diagnosed with a several health problem, and my doctor informed that I
would not last long due to cancer. During my late husband life time,
he made a deposit of of $6.5 Million in this country for safe keeping.
And this money is still in the finance firm, Because of my condition,
I have decided to hand over this money to your care for the
establishment of orphanage and charity project, and I would like you
to utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in. I will
want you to use this money for the help of the Less-privileged,
orphanage homes;

this is according to the desire of my late Husband. We both took this
decision because we didn't have any child that will inherit or benefit
this money, and I don’t want this money to be used by my families
either because they have not been in a good term with my late husband
and me.

This is why we took this decision in other to make sure the orphans
benefited in our life earned project. I am not afraid of death because
I know that I am in good terms with God hence I know where I am going.
I want you to always remember me in your prayers because of my
upcoming transfusion surgery. I will want you to assure me that you
will act according to my words above.
I am hoping to receive your urgent reply in other to know how to
proceed soon. My doctor has warned me to avoid using telephone calls
because of the present condition of my health.

God bless you
Mrs. Vivian Muhammed

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