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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. Alice" <bothajulie1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rosejames327@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 05:08:23 +0200
Subject: Urgent Invitation


Good Day Dearest,
I pray this mail finds you in a state of your sound health and indomitable
spirit. Please, I would like to confide in you for your honesty and truth
for progress. I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.

Let me introduce myself to you, I am Mrs. Alice Freeman from a 40 years
period of married life, we could not produce any child, my late husband was
very wealthy and after his death, I inherited some part of his business and
money in the bank. The doctor has advised me that I may not live for more
than three months and 2 weeks and warned me to stop thinking over who is
going to inherit me and the wealth.

Based on that, today I have decided to donate and contribute to the less
privileged, charity homes, and orphanage homes and to those displaced by
wars going on in the middle-east and around the world.

I choose you after many prayers as I'm a devoted Christian and always doing
the right thing as I have the confidence in you because I have prayed. I am
willing to donate the sum of $20.5million U.S dollars, to the less
privileged of which you will be responsible in taking care of the
disbursement and sharing of this money to organizations that I will
appoint. Meanwhile, you will also get 30% of the money which will be; six
million and one hundred thousand dollars ($6,150,000) as your compensation
for helping me fulfill this desire of donation.

Please I want you to note that this fund is still with one of the known
security company where my late husband deposited it. I am goingto advice my
lawyer to change my last will to your name and file in an application for
the transfer of the money in your name. Lastly,

I honestly pray that this money when transferred to your account will be
used for the said purpose even though I am late then or alive, because I
have come to find out that wealth acquisition is not always the final thing
in life or death if you do not help people as well
when they need it.

Please bear it in mind that all the money will rightfully belong to your
name as quickly as I get your reply, and I made the promise to god that the
fund will be used to help the needy and the less privileged.

May the grace of our lord the love of god and the fellowship of god be with
you and your family, please further discussion contact me with my email
address: alicefreemanwisdom2022@gmail.com

reply me through this email: alicefreemanwisdom2022@gmail.com

I await kind response with all your contact information’s

My regards to your family.

Remain Blessed,

Mrs. Alice Freeman(alicefreemanwisdom2022@gmail.com)

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