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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: Zahra Bernita Johnson <bernitajohnson2000@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:36:07 +0000
Subject: From Zahra Bernita Johnson.

Hello,

God bless you for your attention. My name is Zahra Bernita Johnson and
I am from the Northern Cote d'Ivoire. I am 22 years old girl and my
parents are dead. By the grace of God, my late father left a legacy
for me worth about €8.600,000.00. I am the only child of my late
parents and I need your help to invest this fund in your country with
your guardian, advice and help. I will offer you 20% of the money for
your help.

May God bless you and all your family for your attention. I need
your quick response for more details.

Thanks
Zahra Bernita Johnson

Ahoj,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Boh vám žehnaj za vašu pozornosť. Volám sa Zahra Bernita Johnsonová a
pochádzam zo Severného Pobrežia Slonoviny. Mám 22 rokov a moji rodičia
sú mŕtvi. Z Božej milosti mi môj zosnulý otec zanechal dedičstvo v
hodnote asi 8 600 000,00 EUR. Som jediné dieťa svojich zosnulých
rodičov a potrebujem vašu pomoc pri investovaní tohto fondu vo vašej
krajine s vaším opatrovníkom, radou a pomocou. Za vašu pomoc vám
ponúknem 20 % z peňazí.

Nech Boh žehná vás a celú vašu rodinu za vašu pozornosť. potrebujem
vaša rýchla odpoveď pre ďalšie podrobnosti.

Vďaka
Zahra Bernita Johnson.

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