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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.sari.amirah.wulan20@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 09:19:23 -0800
Subject: STRICTLY AND CONFIDENTIAL.

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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