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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lanyafatih67@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lanya Fatih" <lanyafatih77@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "Lanya Fatih" <lanyafatih67@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2022 17:09:48 +0100
Subject: IMPORTANT

My name is Mrs. Lanya Fatih, I am undergoing medical treatment here in Istanbul, Turkey. I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in caring for my health. I was married to Dr. Faeez Fatih who worked as a director with the Turkish Railway Commission for over a decade before he died on 5th of July in the year 2018. We were married for twenty one years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for two weeks. Before his death he made a vow to use his wealth for the less privileged in the society. Since his death I decided not to re-marry or get a child outside my matrimonial home.
My husband and I deposited the sum of $50,500,000.00USD Million (Fifty Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) in a bank here in Turkey and now that my Doctor made it clear to me that I would not last long due to my health that has resulted in stroke, I hereby seek for the assistance of an honest and God fearing person to assist me distribute this funds to orphanages, and those affected in the Tsunami in far Asia, Ukraine and other part of the world.
I would love to give you more details via email. Kindly contact my email address: lanyafatih67@gmail.com
Best Regards
Mrs. L. Fatih,

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