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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: Dept Mail <moneyhackejessica@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:23:22 -0800
Subject: LUCKILY YOU ARE CHOOSEN TO RECEIVE THE MONEY..

Donation from Mrs. Jessie Daniel
FULHAM UNITED KINGDOM,

Dear beloved.

I am Mrs. Jessie Daniel, an ageing widow suffering from a long time
illness. I am writing this mail to you with heavy tears in my eyes and
great sorrow in my heart because I am currently admitted in a private
hospital, am 58years old Woman I have some funds I inherited from my
late loving husband Mr. Wright Daniel, the sum of $5.500.000 (Five
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) which he deposited in bank here
I need a honest person that can use these funds for less privilege's,
and 30 % out of the total funds will be for your regulation of This
work, I found your email address from the internet and decided to
contact you.

I will tell you more about myself and my plans with this money when I
hear back from you.

Write me on my private email: westandingodslove@yahoo.com

Best Regards
Mrs. Jessie Daniel.


You are hereby advice to contact this email:(westandingodslove@yahoo.com)

Thanks and God bless you.

Mr.Richard Kollmar.


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Good Day Dearest Partner:Bashir Ahmad.

Thanks so much for your message as you said that you are willing to help in
this issue and I pray that God will lead you through, Kindly write to
contact my attorney,who will put you through on how to claim my fund from
my bank where the funds when deposited, I have over 5.5Million United state
dollars, and that has to be sent to you before I die, so you can use the
fund as I have instructed you to do, first you will build a charity home as
instructed on my email, my dear, as you use this fund according to the will
of God, I wish you many more blessing to do more good work for the needy,
as you have come my way and something tells me that you will make good use
of this fund as I have did instructed you..

Here is the attorney contact information write him a mail saying I Mr.
Richard Kollmar sent you to him to be the one to have my inheritance funds
okay for I have discussed with him about my intentions below is the
attorney information write him a mail through this address (
attorneyfredphillip01@gmail.com) kindly contact him and let him know that I
Mr. Richard Kollmar sent you to him concerning my wish okay, let him know i
sent you okay.

Thanks and best regard.

Mr.Richard Kollmar

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