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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: david charlotte <zankomrkade@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrscharlottdavidd@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 02:09:28 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello My Dearest.

I AM MRS. charlottedavid P. WALTER, NATIONALITY OF THAILAND AND USA, I WAS
ONCE MARRIED TO LATE WALTER RICHARD IN THE CITY OF NEIGHBORHOOD IN
CLEVELAND, (OHIO) IN USA WHO WAS A CRUDE OIL BUSINESS MAN THAT DIED
OF HEART ATTACK FEW YEARS AGO, WITHOUT WE HAVING ANY CHILD, SINCE HIS
DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO REMARRY.
WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$ 25 MILLION
(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS) AT HSBC BANK IN MILAN CITY OF ITALY IN
EUROPEAN CONTINENT.

PRESENTLY THIS MONEY IS STILL AT HSBC BANK SLEEPING, MY LATE HUSBAND
WALTERS RICHARD MADE THIS MONEY AVAILABLE FOR EXPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL
IN MALAYSIA BEFORE HIS DEATH CAME.

RECENTLY, MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT HE CANNOT GUARANTEE ME OF LONG
LIVING DUE TO MY THROAT CANCER DISEASE, HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION SO
I DECIDED TO HAND YOU OVER THIS MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THE
LESS-PRIVILEGED, WIDOWS AND THE NEEDY PEOPLE AS I HAVE ALREADY WILL
SOME OF THE PROPERTIES AND FUNDS HERE IN USA TO ST. THOMAS MORE NEWMAN
CENTER, YOU WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY THE WAY I AM GOING TO INSTRUCT
HEREIN. I WANT YOU TO TAKE 30% PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR YOUR
PERSONAL USE WHILE 70% OF THE MONEY WILL GO TO CHARITY PEOPLE AND
HELPING THE ORPHANAGES AS LISTED ABOVE.

I DON’T WANT MY HUSBAND’S EFFORTS TO BE USED BY THE ITALIAN
GOVERNMENT OF, I GREW UP AS AN ORPHAN AND I DON’T HAVE ANYBODY AS A
FAMILY MEMBER, JUST TO ENDEAVOR THAT THE NAME OF GOD IS MAINTAINED, AM
DOING THIS SO THAT GOD WILL FORGIVE MY SINS AND ACCEPT MY SOUL BECAUSE
THIS SICKNESS HAS SUFFERED ME SO MUCH.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT
OF MY LATE HUSBAND ACCOUNTANT AT HSBC BANK IN MILAN ITALY TO GIVE YOU
A GOOD DIRECTION ON HOW TO CLAIM THIS FUND, I WILL SEND AUTHORITY
LETTER THAT WILL PROVE YOU THE PRESENT BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY IN THE
BANK THAT IS IF YOU ASSURE ME THAT YOU WILL ACT ACCORDINGLY AS I
STATED HEREIN.
HOPING TO RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE REPLY.

REGARDS,

MRS . charlottedavid P. Walters

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