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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 SMITH ANGELA <anitakone0147@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mj16242012@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 02:26:16 -0700
Subject: Hallo


--
Hallo,

Mein Name ist Frau Angela Smith, ich lebe in London, Vereinigtes Königreich.

Mein Mann ist vor kurzem an Corona gestorben. Mein Mann hat ein Guthaben
von 15.200.000 Euro auf der Bank. Bevor mein Mann in ein Isolationszentrum
gebracht wurde, wo er starb, sagte er mir, ich solle das Geld jemandem
geben, der eine Tierklinik in Ihrem Land aufbaut, wo er großes Interesse
hat. Wir haben beide von 2007 bis 2010 in Ihrem Land gelebt. Wir lieben Ihr
Land, deshalb bin ich bereit, den letzten Wunsch meines verstorbenen Mannes
zu erfüllen.

Ich habe immer Leute im Fernsehen gesehen, die Geld für Waisenhäuser
spenden, aber sie kümmern sich nicht um Tiere. Wir wollen die Ideologie
wohlmeinender Menschen dahingehend ändern, dass sie verstehen, dass Tiere
für uns wichtig sind. Ich möchte Ihnen 15.200.000 Euro spenden, damit Sie
eine Animal Care Foundation gründen können. Eine Klinik, in der Tiere in
Ihrem Land kostenlos behandelt werden.

Bitte melden Sie sich mit den folgenden Informationen bei mir, damit ich
ein Rechtsdokument über Ihre Namen erstellen kann.

1. Vollständige Namen

2. Adresse

3. Telefonnummer.

4. Personalausweis oder Reisepass (damit ich Sie identifizieren kann),
damit ich Ihnen weitere Informationen geben kann.

Danke,
Frau Angela Smith
London, Vereinigtes Königreich




Hello,

My name is Mrs Angela Smith, I live in London, United Kingdom.

My husband recently died of coronavirus. My husband has a deposit of EUR
15,200,000 in the bank. Before my husband was taken to an isolation center
where he died, he told me to give the funds to someone who will establish
an animal care clinic in your country where he has a lot of interest. We
both lived in your country from 2007 - 2010. We have love for your country,
so I am ready to fulfill the last wish of my deceased husband.

I've always seen people on TV donate funds to orphanages, but they don't
care for animals. We want to change the ideology of well-intentioned people
to understand that animals are important to us. I want to donate EUR
15,200,000 to you so that you can establish an Animal Care Foundation. A
clinic where animals will be treated in your country for free.

Please get back to me with the following informations so I can prepare a
legal document on your names,

1. Full names

2. Address

3. Telephone number.

4. ID card or Passport.(It will enable me to identify you) so I can give
you more information.

Thank you,
Mrs. Angela Smith
London, UK

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