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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: Sari Amirah Wulun <sariamirahwulan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:39:56 +0000
Subject: Assist request from you.


Dear Friend,

I'm deeply sorry to dig into your privacy as we haven't met before, as a
matter of fact, I will be very brief since I'm in urgent need of a trusted
person to help fulfill my dreams. Meanwhile, I got your contact address
through my Country E-mail Data Directory while searching for a credible and
reliable foreign partner to share this information with you over this fund,
In-which i am counting on your sense of confidentiality as i desire, having
prayed over it. My Name is Mrs. Sari A. Wulan from Norway. I am married to
Mr. Paul Wulan, An Contractor and gold merchant who owned a Small Gold Mine
in Ouagadougou; He died of Pulmonary disease in August 2017, and our long
years of marriage were not blessed with children. During his lifetime he
deposited the sum of (€ 5.8 Million Euros) Five million, Eight hundred
thousand Euros in Societe Generale Banque in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The
deposited money was from the sale of the shares, death benefits payment and
entitlements.

I have been suffering from cancer for a long time and presently I am
partially suffering from a stroke illness which has become almost
impossible for me to move around. It's pretty obvious that I may not live
long. I have been touched by God Almighty to donate what I have inherited
from my late husband to you for good work of God Almighty to help
Motherless babies/Less privileged/Widows because I am dying and diagnosed
with cancer 4 years ago. I need your positive answer to know if you will be
able to execute this project.

Thanks and Best Regards,
Mrs. Sari A. Wulan.

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