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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: Jacinto Zamora <jacintomessage@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2022 16:38:25 +0100
Subject: I chose you


I am Mrs. Jacinto Zamora a Widow suffering from pancreatic 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 business man, 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 Us4.5 million 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
charities churches motherless babies’ temples less privileged and Give
widows alms, Therefore, I have instructed my bank manager to transfer the
capital to a foreigner that will apply before I passed on. The bank already
has the doctor's report of my physical condition confirming I will not live
longer. 80% of this total amount is for donation, the remaining 20% is for
you

Kindly respond immediately

Jacinto Zamora

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