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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: "Greaves" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <greaves1@citromail.hu>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:31:18 -0700
Subject: My Friend Good to See you.!!!!!!!!

Dear Beloved,
 
Permit me to share with you, my desire to go into Godly charity work partnership with you. I got your profound contact email from a computerized data, following searching for a reliable and trustworthy person to assist me in this venture.
 
I am Mrs. Maureen Greaves, married to Late Alan Greaves (PhD} who worked with ( Total S.A.) the French Multinational Integrated Oil and Gas Company and one of the five "Super major" oil companies in the world as their drilling rig supplier for 17 years before his death On Christmas Eve 2013. Before his death we were both devout born again Christian; lay-preacher and former social worker and my late husband Alan Greaves; was an organist at the church for 40 years, before his was attacked and beaten with a pickaxe on his way to pray at Midnight Mass at St Saviour's Church in Sheffield and he died in hospital three days later as you can confirm This link as stated below:
 
When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of ($15.5M) and 42KG of Gold) with a Private Security Firm in Turkey where he worked for 12 years as the (Total S.A.) drilling rig supplier. I am contacting you because of the recent report from my doctor told me that I have far weeks to live due tocolorectalcancer that has been eating me for year, having known my condition. I have decided to donate part of our wealth to humanity before I die.
 
Almighty God has chosen you to do the charity work I need your help and your collaboration to retrieve the fund and utilize for establishing an orphanages home for the poor and needy, must impotently Ukrainian refugee I shall give you the full detailed documents of the deposit as soon as I hear from you. Contact me immediately on my private email: (greaves1@citromail.hu)
Hoping to receive your response immediately
Thanks, and Remain blessed
Mrs. Maureen Greaves

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