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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: "Dr. Ra Diana Leeder" <immhenn469@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.dianna.leeder@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 09:33:32 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed

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Hello,
I hope this message met you well. Please, I would like to go straight
to the point due to the urgency of the situation. My name is Ra Diana
Leeder and I am a single mother, I am a German doctor/Surgeon working
with the UN military on contract and I am posted in the war zone. I am
facing a hard time here as a result of incessant attacks from the
rebels.

I am the head of our medical aid combatant team and while on duty,
during one of our rescue missions, we came across a safety trunk box
that contained a huge amount of money belonging to the
rebels/revolutionaries, which we believe they are using in buying
weapons and ammunition for terrorism. The box and its content became
items recovered from war and we agreed that the money be shared among
us on duty.

My share is $33,500,000 ( thirty three million, five hundred thousand
United States dollars ) and now that I am about to go to the war
forest for my final mission, I need to send out my share to safety
because here in the war camp nothing is safe including lives and
property. This is real.

If you can, I hereby seek your assistance and assurance to secure my
share with you out of this country. Note, all I want is your honesty
and assurance that my funds will be safe with you till I am done with
my last mission in the war forest and meet with you in your country
for my money. Remember, this is not stolen money and therefore no risk
is involved.

Note, I have made arrangements with the UN delivery company diplomat
and they will deliver the funds to you right to your address. The
funds have been packaged in a safe trunk box and the delivery will be
handled legally. Note, I decided to reward you with 30% of the total
sum, while the remaining balance remains mine.

I will send my pictures to you as soon as I hear from you.

Send me a quick reply that I will know your stand.
Thank you.

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