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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: Miss Shada <dr.smith.young@gmail.com>
Reply-To: shadaadolfo2021@protonmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:04:24 +0000
Subject: Calvary greetings

--
Dear beloved,
I am writing from the hospital.

It is my pleasure to listen to your opinion and trust you for a
business partnership. I came across your e-mail contact prior to a
private search while in need of your assistance so do not panic. We
have never met each other before, but in order to be successful in our
lives we must take the risk of trusting people. I'm Miss Shada Adolfo,
I'm such a young girl that I have to deal with this on my own, so I
need your help and advice. I am writing to you from the hospital where
I am being treated for cancer which my doctor said I will not survive
after one month.

My late father deposited three million dollars in one of the banks
here. Depending on the situation around me, I wanted to invest this
money abroad in your country. My uncle killed my father with poison
and tried to kill me for this money. I refused to give them the papers
for the money. They sold all my father's fortune and I fled from them
and now I ended up in the hospital with this dreaded cancer.

I ask for your urgent help in the following ways:

(1) Prepare a bank account for this transfer.
(2) After this money is successfully transferred to your account and I
am still alive, I then came to your country for better treatment
(3) To invest in this fund with your investment advice
in real estate or hotels
(4) Use part of the money to help war-ravaged Ukraine.

I look forward to you handling this with the utmost maturity,
confidentiality and transparency.
Waiting for your quick reply.
Yours sincerely.
Shada Adolfo.

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