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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: Miller <name1ameen@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patricia1_miller@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2022 12:19:09 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONS %100

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Greetings,I am Mrs Patricia Miller,i am a widow suffering from long
time Cancer of the lungs. i am currently admitted in a private
hospitalin London I inherited $6.500,000.(Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand USD) from my late husband Late Mr. I.G Miller in the bank in
London, who was the director .This fund is presently in one of the
prime bank and my late husband used my name as the next of kin in this
deposit.I have decided to donate this fund to an honest Person that
will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct herein.I want
you visit orphans and widows in their affliction, having known my
condition now,If you are wiling more
details Awaits your urgent respond

Best yours
Mrs Patricia Miller

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