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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: "Mr.Patrick Joseph" <mrpatrickjo08@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2022 07:27:04 -0800
Subject: Give Urgent Attention Please

Hi Dear,

Sorry to invade your privacy, I am Mrs. Marie Richard the wife of Mr.
Richard Perdue, my husband worked with Metalor Technologies
International, a Switzerland limited companies here in Burkina Faso,
that export gold and sold to the industrial mines for ten years before
he died in the year 2012. When my late husband was alive he deposited
sum amount of Money $3.5 million dollars in my name with a Bank here
in Burkina Faso, Presently this money is still with the Bank, I am in
a hospital in Burkina Faso receiving treatment and my doctor has
confirmed to me that I have just few weeks to live on earth due to my
esophageal cancer.

We were married for Eighteen years with a daughter (Nancy) who later
died in a motor accident. I took this decision because I don't have
any child that will inherit this money, Please I choose you to receive
this money on my behalf, and use it to help the less privileged,
orphanages, poor people's Etc. Before I even pick you to assist me I
have prayed and slept over it asking God to provide for me a Godly
minded person that will assist me in this project. I will give you
more details of the transaction in my next mail. Please once you are
interested kindly send me the following detailed information below;
Your Full Name, Occupation, Address and Phone Number.

Your Sister,
Mrs. Marie Richard.

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