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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, Jenny Scolla Aharon" <weternunion778@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mjsa2524343@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 21:24:21 -1200
Subject: Hello Dear beloved,

Hello Dear beloved,

Greetings! How are you doing? please are you online now?

I will appreciate if you can accept me as your friend, I'm from
Greece but my husband is from MOROCCO and we live in the UK, and you?

I will thank you for responding back to me. like i said before i am
from Greece but my husband is from MOROCCO and we live in the United
Kingdom, I lost my husband on August 16, 2019, Meanwhile, I have been
struggling with cancer for a long time and my doctor said that the
present stage is uncontrollable and I have a few months more to live.
Before the death of my husband, he work a contract with the British
government worth 4.7 Million Dollars, but death took him away before
the money is sent to my bank account, my husband was a philanthropist
before his death, he also encouraged me to help poor people, because
since we got married we have not been able to have any child. because
of the condition of my health, i have sent two million Dollars to my
hometown ( Greece) and have deposited 700,000.00 Dollars to the
hospital for my medication.

I appreciate your kindness, and i know you have a good heart, i decide
to use this platform to contact you, because i know this is the best
place to meet serious and honest people, I will like to send the
remaining two million Dollars to you so that you will help me to give
it, to the poor peoples and the widows over there in your country as
instructed by my late husband since we did not have any children to
inherit this money, Please do not discriminate on religion, race,
ethnicity when handling this project. Try to reply to me immediately
for more information, I also want you to send me your WhatsApp
number.

Dear, I want to let you know that I did not wake up one morning and
decided to contact you, but I prayed and asked for God's directions,
and he directed me to you before I decided to contact you. I want to
give this money to the less privileged people over there through you,
and i pray that God will give you a good heart to handle this project
with sincerity because i will not be there watching you for this
project, but God will be there to see you, you should take 30% of the
total money for your personal use and use the rest for charity work.
I would love to talk to you over the phone, but the problem is that I
cannot speak very well because of pains and the doctor advise me to
stop receiving or making calls for now,

My dear, According to the doctors and the result they gave me, i was
diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and it is gradually killing me, i
can't even stand or walk on my own without the help of a doctor or
anchorage, and that is the main reason why i have contacted, you since
i can not carry out the project on my own, Presently am receiving
treatment at Parkside private hospital, Address, No, 53 Park-side
Wimbledon London SW19 5NX United Kingdom. Please try to keep this as a
top-secret, do not allow bad friends or family members to deceive you,
to use all the money for yourself because the consequences will be on
you.

I want you to send me your personal data such as your full name,
complete address, phone number, picture of any of your ID cards, email
address and tell me the kind of work you are working presently, I will
contact my bank manager to know the best way to send the money to you
in your country. Dear Please keep this very secret, do not tell anyone
about this money until you receive and save the money, this is my
address N0, 22 Hillsborough Road, Lisburn, United Kingdom,I need your
full name, address and telephone number, email address

Your full Names:_______________________
Your Address_________________
Your passport/ Id card copy______________
Your Phone Number_________________
Your Occupation___________________
Your Age___________________________
Your Nearest Airport______________
Profession ____________

I await your immediate response and please always pray for me,

Best Regards,

Mrs, Jenny Scolla Aharon

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