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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: "Mrs. Mary Russell" <wandsmithhelpline@gmail.com>
Reply-To: readmymindwithfaith2@rediff.com
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:23:25 +0100
Subject: Its For Charity Purpose

Dear Beloved,

I am Mrs. Mary Russell,78years,an aging widow suffering from cancer, I
am on admission at unit of at the intensive care unit of a London
hospital, located at Fulham road in west London United Kingdom, i
would like to willfully entrust the rest of my monetary assets to you
and I will appreciate if you send your details to me full Name,
Cellphone, Sex, Age, Marital Status, Contact Address, to enable me
prepare a Letter of Authorization in your name to contact the First
Inland Bank Nigeria plc so that they can commence on the transfer of
my funds to your account for the purpose of helping the poor as
indicated on my WILL.

Kindly reply back immediately for further details.

Reply me through my private email address:
readmymindwithfaith2@rediff.com

Yours in the Lord,
Mrs. Mary Russell

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