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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: Hull Foster <hfoster0020@gmail.com>
Reply-To: hullfoster00@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 09:38:01 +0100
Subject: Good day dear,

Good day my dear,

Please bear with me for i have to start by introducing myself to you,i
am Hull Foster,a merchant in Dubai,Arab Emirate.I have been diagnosed
with Cancer which was discovered very late,due to my laxity in caring
for my health.Though the Doctors are really doing their best now and i
know that am responding back to treatment this time.

Now my business has crumbled and my extended family member is taking
advantage of my illness and Non of them bothered to care about my age
Mother or neither do they care about me. i have vow never to do
anything with them because of their selfish interest.

My Plead is that you Help me to receive my Inheritance fund of $4.5m
in a finance firm to your account so that we can invest it in my
business in your country? Though my business was actually Oil and
Gas,i also engage little in agriculture and real Estate, but if you
have a better idea on a good and lucrative business that one can
invest on in your country, you can equally introduce that to me,If you
have an idea to run this business in your Country probably we can
initiate a better ideas.I will set aside 40% for you for your time and
efforts as we go into this venture.

I need your urgent reply on this so that I will not have to go on
sourcing for another credible person to handle this project.If you are
okay with the condition, Please do not hesitate to send me mail via
(hullfoster00@gmail.com} so that i can furnish you up with all the
information needed.

I wish to hear from you soon.

God bless you.

Foster

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