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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
Fraud email example:
From: Charmayne Duggar <charmayned9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: charmayneduggar2@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2022 11:30:48 +0000
Subject: Good Day
Good Day
I sincerely know that you will be surprise over this my unexpected
contact on you but please consider it a divine wish and accept it with
a deep sense of humility.
My name is Mrs Charmayne Duggar,am from Norway. Am married to late Mr.
Daniel Duggar blessed memory who is an oil explorer in Kuwait before
he died in the year 2017. We were married for many years without a
child. My husband died after a brief illness that lasted only for four
days. Since his death I have been battling with both cancer and
fibroid problem, presently I am in the hospital where I am receiving
treatment for esophageal cancer.
When My late husband was alive, we deposited the sum of $4.8M ( Four
Million, Eight hundred thousand dollars ) in a finance institute.
Presently am at the hospital where I am undergoing treatment. My
doctor courageously told me that I have some few months to live due my
cancer problem. Having known my condition I decided to donate this
fund to the less privilege.
I want you or your religious organization to use this money in all
religious sincerity to fund orphanages, widows and less privileges
or relatives of the victims of COVID 19. I took this decision because
I don’t have any son that will inherit this money when I die and my
late husband relatives and friends have plundered so much of my wealth
since my illness, I cannot live with the agony of entrusting this huge
responsibility to any of them that was why I contacted you so you will
claim the money and give it to the less privileged people there in
your country.
With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I
will give you the contact information of the finance institute where
the money was deposited and also the contact detail of my late
husband’s attorney for him to assist you in making sure that the money
$4.8M is been released and delivered to you. I want you to give me
your below contact details to enable me write an authorization letter
to the finance institute on your behalf authorizing them to release
the money $4.8M in their custody to you.
Your Full Name
Your Contact Address
Your Occupation
Your Telephone number
Your Country of Origin
May the Almighty God bless you and your family.
Regards
Mrs Charmayne Duggar
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