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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 Maria Bernard <missmariabernard1717@gmail.com>
Reply-To: missmariab7@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 20:35:21 -0700
Subject: Please Can I trust Am Helpless

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Greetings to you My Name is Maria Bernard am from Uganda am 17 years
old I lost my parents to the Ethiopian Airline flight 302 on march 10
2019 it is a day i will never forget and a Misery which have affect my
Education and my Future please hop you will help me out please My life
has been in so much pains and heart break.

I contact you because My Late father Left a Huge money $8.5 million
Including the Oil Company Business which is all on my name but my
uncle want my dead so he can claim it but the Court Refuses to Release
the funds to me until I get A guardian

Please Can I trust You please am Homeless I have been throw out by my
wicked uncle I need your Help am suffering here in the Hand of My
Uncle please save me am ready to accept you as my new adopted
Mummy/Daddy. who will treat me like he or her child

Please Write Me on My Personal Email: missmariab7@gmail.com
Or WhatsApp Number +256709849524
Miss Maria Bernard

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