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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. Sari Amirah Wulan" <mrs.sariamirahwu2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.sariamirahwu1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:56:27 +0000
Subject: Greetings My Dear Friend,


Greetings My Dear Friend,

I know that this message will be a surprise to you. I was just surfing
through the Google Internet search when I found your email address having
prayed over it. I am sending this message to you praying that it will reach
you in good health. My Name is Mrs. Sari Amirah Wulan, from Indonesia,
Nationality of Norway. I am married to Mr. Paul Wulan, An Contractor and
gold merchant who owned a small gold Mine in Burkina Faso; He died of
Pulmonary disease in August 2017, and our long years of marriage were not
blessed with children. During his lifetime he deposited the sum of (€ 5.8
Million Euros) Five million, Eight hundred thousand Euros in Societe
Generale Bank in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in West Africa. The deposited
money was from the sale of the shares, death benefits payment and
entitlements of my deceased husband by his company.

I am suffering from long time cancer and presently i am partially suffering
from a stroke illness which has become almost impossible for me to move
around, from all medical indications my condition has really deteriorated
and it’s pretty obvious that i may not live long, owning to the rapid
growth by stage and the excruciating pain that accrues to it. I was
diagnosed and my Doctor told me privately what I should expect, building my
spirit for the inevitable. She says i may not last for more than six
months, based on this i sincerely request for your assistance in this
humanitarian work.

I have decided to donate what I inherited from my late husband to you for
good work of God for helping Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows,
because I am dying and diagnosed with cancer 4 years ago. If this money
remains unclaimed after my death, the bank executives or the government
will take the money as unclaimed funds and maybe use it for selfish and
worthless ventures. I need a very honest person who can claim this money
and use it for Charity and humanitarian works, that will be named after my
late husband and my name. I need your positive answer to know if you will
be able to execute this project, and I will give you more information on
how the fund will be transferred to your bank account. I now realize that
wealth without life in Christ is vanity and non-sense. Always remember that!

Best Regards,
Mrs. Sari Amirah Wulan.

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