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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: "Dr. John Anderson" <johnnsmmitth@gmail.com>
Reply-To: anderssonngaryy@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2021 05:36:05 +0500
Subject: Honesty

With due respect I would have appreciated having the privilege to
Speak with you over the phone considering my valuable intentions of
Mutual benefits. I am a personal accountant to Mrs. Rosalind, I herein referred
To as my late client, who died of the Coronavirus pandemic in Wuhan
China on a business assignment
She was into Real Estates. My purpose of contacting you is for you
to help secure the funds left behind by my late client to avoid being
confiscated or declared unserviceable by
The bank, the said fund is GBP 25,340,000 twenty five million three
Hundred and forty thousand pounds.
Bank issued me a notice to contact her next of kin or the fund will be
Confiscated, her only next kin was her late husband who died 3yrs
Earlier before her, so far efforts to get anyone related to her prove
Abortive, please I am actually asking for your consent to present you
As her next of kin, I have the necessary documents that will back up the
Claim and I want to assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free,
I only require your
Honesty and commitment to enable us to achieve this transaction within
8working days. I wish to point out that we shall donate 15% to any
Charity organization of your choice and 35% to me and 50% to you. I
Will provide details to you, kindly feel free to ask me any question
For proper clarification. I advise you to send your direct telephone
Numbers for effective communication.
Yours sincerely
Dr. John Anderson

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