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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 Margrate Paul <jeffmartins411@gmail.com>
Reply-To: margretpaul411@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 02:34:44 +0100
Subject: Greetings and Sorry for intruding into your privacy.

Greetings and Sorry for intruding into your privacy.

My name is Mrs Margrate Paul . I am a Cancer Patient and the disease
have taken over my entire system according to medical diagnosis and I
want to donate my inheritance fund
(£12Million Pounds that my late
husband left with a financial house in UNITED KINGDOM to you because recently,
the doctor told me that I might not survive the latest Surgery which I
have been booked for.

I want you to use 30% of the fund to build orphanage homes while 20%
goes to Cancer research programmes and then donate 25% to institutions
housing elderly and retired persons who bore no children in their
lifetime just like I and my late husband. The remaining 25% goes to
you as the person who agreed to carry out my last wish and I will
give you more details only if you are willing and ready to handle this
project. please reply to me on this email margretpaul411@gmail.com
thank you.

Yours Sincerely.
Mrs Margrate Paul

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