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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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Fraud email example:

From: jenny <jennywillaimsj@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:09:39 +0000
Subject:

Dear

With a warm heart I offer you my friendship and my greetings, and I hope
that this letter will receive you in due time. You will be surprised to
receive this donation from me as you do not know me personally. However, I
sincerely seek your trust in this donation, which I propose with my free
mind and as a person of God. My name is Mrs. Jenny Willaims from the United
States of America. I am married to Dr. Edward Willaims, who worked as a
private contractor in an oil and gas industry for twenty-nine years, before
his death in 2014.


We were married for twenty-seven years without a child. She died after a
brief illness. Since his death, I have decided not to remarry or have a
child outside my marital home, which goes against my belief as a Christian.
When my husband was alive, he deposited the sum of $ 22 million US
[twenty-two million US dollars] in a bank here in the United States.
Currently, this money is still in the bank.



Recently my doctor told me that I would take the grace of GOD to live one
more year due to cancer problems. Although what bothers me the most is my
stroke. Having learned of my condition, I decided to donate this fund to a
person who will use it to finance churches, orphanages and widows and also
to spread the word of God and ensure that the house of God is maintained.

I made this decision because I do not have any children to inherit this
money and my husband's relatives here are all Muslims and have abused their
property as unbelievers. I don't want a situation where this money is used
in an unholy way, hence the reason for making this bold decision. I can
only contact you by email due to my health. I can't always call him due to
my health and the in-laws around me, but I will always give it a try if the
opportunity allows. I don't want you to know about these developments.

As soon as I receive your response with the following information, I will
give you the contact of the bank here. The information I need from you is
the following.

1. Your full name

2. Full home address and telephone mobile

3. Age, occupation and marital status
4.A copy of your identity card or a copy of your passport
I will urgently tell you how to contact the bank as soon as I hear from you
with the above information.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jenny Williams

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