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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: Jacinta Zamora <jacintazamoraa@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 16:25:09 +0100
Subject: ok mail reply


I am Mrs. Jacinta Zamora a Widow suffering from ovarian cancer my condition
is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i might not live more
than two months, my doctor confirm the cancer has gotten to a very
worst dangerous stage, my late husband and my only child died few years
ago, his death was politically motivated, my late husband was a very rich
and wealthy businessman, he was running his cocoa timber plantation
business in Côte d'Ivoire.after his death, I started managing all his
business and wealth, my late husband deposited Us four million five hundred
thousand dollars in one of the bank here he wanted to use the fund to
expand his cocoa timber plantation business to other african countries
before his sudden death. I struggle to write you this memorandum in tears
while searching for a reliable and honest person to help me donate the fund
to orphanages in your country. I want God to have mercy on me and accept my
soul, so I decided to donate to charities, churches ,
motherless babies’ temples, and give widows alms, Therefore, I have
instructed my bank manager to transfer the capital to a foreigner that will
apply before I pass on. The bank already has the doctor's report of my
physical condition confirming I will not live longer. 80percent of this
total amount is for donation, the remaining 20percent is for you,

kindly respond immediately

jacinta Zamora.

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