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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.Julia Hamilton" <revjohnwhite23@gmail.com>
Reply-To: m.hamilton78@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:18:04 -0700
Subject: Dearest Beloved!!!

Dearest Beloved

Greetings in the precious Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave His
life for us at the cross that we who believe in him might have eternal
life. I hope everything is fine on your end.

My name is Mrs.Julia Hamilton, age 62 wife of Late Mr Richard Hamilton we
are both British Citizens. My husband worked as Senior Manager with an
Oil Company for Twenty Eight years before he died in the year 1993. We
were married for Thirty years without a child.

My Husband died after a brief illness that lasted only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christians and after his
death I decided not to re-marry. Before my husband died, he had cash
Investment of $35 Million United Dollars (Thirty Five Million United
State Dollars) which he made me the Beneficiary. Presently I am in
Bupa Cromwell Hospital United Kingdom where I am undergoing treatment
of two deadly diseases of breast cancer and cancer of the blood. I
have since lost my ability to move around and my doctors have told me
that I have only a few weeks to live as my condition worsens each day.

Before my husband died, it was his last wish to ensure that his $35M
be use for charity across World, it is for this reason I humbly
request you to help me Stand and receive this payment of $35 Million
United States Dollars in which I have decided to give you $5Million
United States Dollars which will be for your effort and any expenses
you may incurred in the process of receiving this payment while the
balance $30Million United Dollars should be distributed for Charity to
take care of orphanages, widows, disaster Victims and also to fund
churches. I took this decision because I do not have any child who
will inherit this money and because my husband was the only child of
his late parents.

The doctor will not allow me to talk to anybody but I have a Reverend
Father who knows my family for over 20 years and has always come to
the Hospital to pray for me,I will forward your name and email address
and other contact to Reverend Father Colson Owen who is presently in
the United States of American for Missionary Assignment. so that he will
supervise the processing of your power of attorney, all I want from you
is for you to make time out of your very busy schedule and see to the
success of receiving this payment within the shortest period of time
because the directors of the Bank where the fund is deposited may want
to use the fund for their selfish purpose in case anything happen to
your beloved Sister Mrs.Julia Hamilton.

Kindly reply to this mail as soon as possible and remember to indicate
(1) Your Full Name, (2) Your Contact Address s (3) Your Telephone
Number.

Hoping to hear from you soonest. Please reply

Thank you and God Bless you.

Mrs.Julia Hamilton.

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