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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: "Engr.Artis Lampkin" <attorneychar@gmail.com>
Reply-To: av.cosmea@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 01:32:45 -0700
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello Dear

My name is Engr. Artis Lampkin a USA national,I am expertise on Real
Estate.I am critically sick with esophageal cancer,I decided to donate
my funds to you/church.I am 69 years old and I was diagnosed with
cancer about 2 years ago, the illness has damaged almost all the cells
in my body system. From all medical examination my condition has
really deteriorated and it’s pretty obvious that i may not made it out
of surgery.The doctors told me that I will not live longer than few
weeks because of my illness. I decided to donate my wealth sum of
$14,500,000.00 (fourteen million five hundred thousand US dollars) to
you for the good work of humanity,to help the old-age and less
privilege and widows.

I have made my WILL and decission known to my lawyer. Please use the
funds well, and mainly on old age and needy. Contact my lawyer ( Av.
Cosme Amossou ) to his pacified email:{ av.cosmea@hotmail.com} inform
him that I donated sum of($14,500,000.00 ) to you and I also notified
him. I know i barely know you
but I am directed by holy spirit to do this. my lawyer will
assist you to claim the money from the Bank.

Thanks and God bless.

NB: Your advice utmost confidential until you successful receive the funds.
Yours Engr.Artis Lampkin

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