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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 Amalia Abel <amaliaabel159@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2022 05:16:04 -0700
Subject: Hello

Dearest beloved in the Lord,

I am Mrs.Amalia Abel a 52 year old from Dubai. I was born an orphan
and GOD blessed me abundantly with riches but no children nor husband
which makes me an unhappy woman. Now I am affected with cancer of the
lung and breast with a partial stroke which has affected my speech.

I can no longer talk well and half of my body is paralyzed, I sent
this email to you with the help of my private female nurse. So If
you are interested to use the sum of seven Million Five Hundred
Thousand United Kingdom Pounds (UK£7.500, 000, 00)to help
Poor,Less-privileged and ORPHANAGES and invest in your country, get
back to me for more information on how you can contact the bank .

Warm Regards,
Mrs.Amalia Abel

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