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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. Gottfried S. Kathleen" <mrnyamenemedimafo1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrskathleen37@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:17:49 -0800
Subject: From Mrs Gottfried S. Kathleen

Dearest Beloved.

I am Mrs. Gottfried S. Kathleen, I decided to donate what I have to
you for investment towards the good work of charity organizations, and
also to help the motherless and the less privileged ones and to carry
out charitable works in your Country and around the World on my
Behalf.

I am diagnosing of throat Cancer, hospitalize for good 2 years and
some months now and quite obvious that I have few days to live, and I
am a Widow no child; I decided to will/donate the sum of $7.8 million
to you for the good work of God, and also to help the motherless
endless privilege and also forth assistance of the widows. At the
moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact
that my relatives (that have squandered the funds for this purpose
before) are around me and my health status also. I have adjusted my
will and my Bank is aware.

I have willed those properties to you by quoting my Personal File
Routing and Account Information. And I have also notified the bank
that I am willing to give that property to you for good, effective and
prudent work. It is right to say that I have been directed to do this
by God. I will be going in for a surgery soon and I want to make sure
that I make this donation before undergoing this surgery.

I will need your support to make this dream come through, could you
let me know your interest to enable me to give you further
information.

Thanks
Yours Sick Sister in Christ.
Mrs. Gottfried S. Kathleen

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