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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: MT <1818mtq@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrslisabamford121@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2022 23:44:23 -0700
Subject: My Dear Beloved

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My Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs. Lisa Bamford now undergoing medical treatment. I am married
to Dr. Bamford who worked with the South Africa embassy before,Who
passed away in the year 2006. We were married for eleven years without
a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days.
Before his death we were both born again Christians. I decided not to
re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home, which the Bible
is against.

When my late husband was alive he deposited the sum of 10.6 Million
USD with a Bank, this money is still with the bank.

Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not Last for the next three
months due to cancer and what disturbs me most is my stroke.

Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to a church or
mosque. Better still any good individual that will utilize this money
the way I am going to instruct.

Get back to me for more details. Private Email: mrslisabamford33@yahoo.com

God bless you

Warmest Regards,
Mrs. Lisa Bamford.

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