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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. Linda D. Luis" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:04:15 +0100
Subject: I need your help

Dear Beloved,

I write this mail to you with deep pains from my heart resulting to me being a positive patient of the pandemic disease

called Corona Virus. I searched through the internet to find a trustworthy person whom I can lay my trust upon to help me

fulfill my heart desire and I saw your contact and choosed you.

My name is Mrs. Linda Daniel Luis 79 years, I am a German citizen but residing in Freetown, Sierra Leone and I grew up from a

motherless babies home. My late husband Mr. Daniel Luis owns a multi million dollars firms here in reetown, Sierra Leone but

before his death he handed over all his firms investment to me to take care of them because we had no child, but all of

sudden he died of a severe heart attack. Ever since, I have been handling his businesses worth US$45.6Million as the Chief

Executive Officer (C.E.O) but due to my positive Covid 19 severe case which I have been displaying several symptoms, I

decided to sell my late husband businesses amounting firms in the sum of US45.6Million and deposited this funds with Barclays

Bank, London. But since I was tested positive of the Corona Virus which I have been displaying several physical symptoms of

hard breathing, sore throat, dried cough and constant sneezing, I am unable to carry out my duties to handling my late

husband firms due to I am currently in a hospital where doctors are containing my severe ill health of the Corona virus and I

may likely die any time soon as instructed by doctors.Beloved, I implore your humanitarian heart to see that you help me

receive this funds US$45.6Million from the Barclays Bank, London to deposit them into your bank account and use 70% of this

my U$45.6Million to fulfill my wish of helping the motherless babies, less privileged, needy people and the homeless, and 30%

of this my fund in the amount of US$45.6Million is for your own private use. I am sharing this 30% of my fund US$45.6Million

to you now and you shall use 70% to help me fulfill my wish of donating funds to the motherless babies home, less privileged,

needy people and the homeless people in your city, this is because my doctor has told me this morning that I may not make it

to survive this covid 19 virus infection that has severely infected me positively that i will not survive to see the next few

days which I will die any time soon.

As soon as I hear back from you, I will direct you to my late husband's lawyer whose name is Brandon Tossas from his

Financial Consultation Chambers (Oasis Financial Consultancy) to assist you in the Sierra Leone International Court of

Justice get all the documents of my fund US$45.6Million declared in favor of your name that will enable my Bank, Barclays

Bank of London transfer my fund US$45.6Million into your bank account as my beneficial next of kin.

I wait to hear from you.

Mrs. Linda D. Luis.

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