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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 Carolyu snow" <marywilliams1234512345@gmail.com>
Reply-To: rose.cl@onet.eu
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:36:22 -0700
Subject: 21/10/2022


Dear Sir 21/10/2022 i hope this email finds you in good health. Am Mrs Caro=
lyn Snow wife of the late Mr John W. Snow am currently diagnosed with cance=
r which I have been suffering from for past years. My Late Husband Mr John =
W. Snow worked with the U.S. Federal Reserve as Secretary of the Treasury o=
f the Bureau from Feb. 3, 2003 June 29, 2006 under the government of G.W. B=
ush. We are both British Citizens and he died of a brief illness and before=
his death we are both born again Christians. My Husband has a stack of cas=
h of $35 Million United Dollars (Thirty-Five Million United State Dollars) =
with a security company which he made me the Beneficiary. Due to the nature=
of my illness I would not be able to carry out the NGO and want to distrib=
ute the inheritance of my late husband to take care of orphanages, widows, =
disaster Victims, unemployed retrench workers affected by covid and also to=
fund churches. I took this decision because I do not have any child due to=
cancer for years who will inherit this money and because my husband was th=
e only child of his late parents. NGO is trying to establish contact with i=
ndividuals and NGOs in your country to help the poor and less privileged pe=
ople. I would appreciate your kind gesture and for that you would get $5 Mi=
llion United State Dollars and $30 Million less privileged. The doctor will=
not allow me to talk to anybody but I have a lawyer who has known my famil=
y for over 20 years and who can guide you through this process if I can get=
a kind reply from you. I will forward your name and email address and othe=
r contact to my lawyer so that he will supervise the processing of your pow=
er of attorney. (1) Your Full Name, (2) Your Contact Address (3) Your Telep=
hone (Cel) Your ID card Your occupation, All I want from you is for you to =
make time out of your very busy schedule and see to the success within the =
shortest period of time because the directors of the security company where=
the fund is stacked may use the fund for their selfish purpose after my de=
ath. Hoping to hear from you soon. Please reply to Thank you and God Bless =
you. Kindly acknowledge receipt of my email by reply to proceed. Best Regar=
d, Mrs Carolyn Snow=20

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