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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: Michele Nystrom <sales@i-dots.life>
Reply-To: michelenystrom11@gmail.com
Date: 21 Aug 2022 18:16:38 +0200
Subject: Ciao mio caro xxx , xxx ,

Ciao mio caro xxx , Sono la signora Michele Nystrom dagli Stati Uniti Quando il mio defunto marito era in vita, abbiamo depositato la somma di 5,5 milioni di dollari presso una banca in Turchia. Attualmente, sono in un ospedale dove sono stato sottoposto a cure per un cancro esofageo. È il mio ultimo desiderio vedere questo denaro distribuito a organizzazioni di beneficenza. Per favore, sto cercando che tu riceva questi fondi dalla banca. E utilizzerà questi soldi per finanziare i poveri, gli orfanotrofi, le vedove e le organizzazioni di beneficenza. Rispondimi con la tua risposta urgente Grazie Cordialmente, Sig.ra Michele Nystrom

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