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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. Elizabeth George." <beakyray@gmail.com>
Reply-To: elizgeorge300@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:04:57 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?I_am_willing_to_donate_the_sum_of_=C2=A34=2C500=2E000=2E00?=

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I am Mrs. Elizabeth George. (Citizen of the United States of America),
I am married to Mr. George Zachary from Canada Nationality based in
London, UK. I am 60 years old and have had breast cancer for a long
time. Indeed, from all of the medical signs and reports, my condition
is very serious and is getting worse. Of course, due to the rapid
growth and the pain that results from it, I will live no less than six
months.

My husband died during the corona pandemic (Covid-19). We have been
married for many years and have no children. My husband is very
wealthy and owns a gas and oil well worth millions of dollars. My
doctor has already diagnosed and privately told me what to expect and
has built my mind for the inevitable. He said that I might not last
more than six months, after which I decided to share some of his money
and property to help develop the church and society, which is mainly
focused on the poor and needy and the victims of HIV / AIDS.

I chose you after visiting the website and praying for it. I am ready
to donate £4,500.000.00 GBP (Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds Only) to church development work to help the poor and needy in
the church and the social minorities. Please note that this money has
been deposited in the bank of the country / region where my husband
works in turkey. and I need a very honest and God fearing family that
can use these funds for the work of God and 20% percent of the total
funds will be for their compensation for doing this work of God in
charity home in your country.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you In conclusion, I sincerely
urge you to ensure that these funds are only used for this purpose.
You can agree with me, and these are the demands of a dying woman in
the Lord. I now realize that the riches of life and not in Christ is
empty and meaningless. Always keep that in mind.

Contact me by e-mail address: (elizgeorge300@gmail.com)for more
details on how we can proceed.

May God's grace and blessings be with you. I'll wait for your response.

Thank you for your contributions and keep blessing.

Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.
Yours in Christ.

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