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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 HAMILTOM <devona6yt@gmail.com>
Reply-To: stecy_hamiltom@aol.com
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 11:19:44 +0100
Subject: I BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED

--
I am a widow and a devoted Christian,my name is MRS STECY HAMILTON
from UNITED KINGDOM.I have been suffering from arthritics and cancer i
am left with twelve months to live currently on wheelchair looked
after by a nurse.

My late husband left USD$10,800,000,00 Million, he made me promised him
that it should be used for humanitarian work we have no children and
he doesn't want his brothers to lay hands on the money.This money is
currently in a vault with a security company/bank OUTSIDE U.K.promise me
that you will use this money for humanitarian
purposes.Then I will instruct the security company/bank to release the
content of the vault to you.

We cannot discuss this on the telephone to maintain confidentiality,
reply urgently so that you can go and claim this money before I die.

Yours sincerely
MRS STECY HAMILTON

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