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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: Ange Paul <angepaull16@gmail.com>
Reply-To: angepaul54@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:58:39 +0100
Subject:


Please do not feel disturbed for contacting you, based on the critical
condition I find myself, though, it's a very big problem, but my health,
you might have known that cancer is not what to talk home about, I am
married to Late Mr. Koffi Paul who worked with an oil company for 15 years
before he died in the year 2019. We were married for eleven years without a
child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for five days, Though i am
from Hong Kong.

Since his death I decided not to remarry, When my late husband was alive he
deposited the sum of $4,700,000 Million {Four Million seven hundred
thousand dollars} in a bank here, Presently this money is still in the
bank. And My Doctor said, I don't have much time to live because of the
cancer issues, Having known my condition I decided to hand you over this
fund to take care of the less-privileged people, you will utilize this
money the way I am going to instruct herein. I want you to take 30% Percent
of the total money for your personal use While 70% of the money will go to
charity, the less privileged, and orphanages.

I don't want my husband's efforts to be used by the Government. I grew up
as an Orphan and I don't have anybody as my family member, my late
husband’s family and relatives have been squandering my late husband's
assets and properties on unnecessary things in life since his death. So as
soon as I receive your response I shall give you the contact of my late
husband's banker in Ivory Coast who will help you process the documents
that will approve for you the present beneficiary of the money before the
bank can release the money to you and I will also inform the director of
the bank about you as the person I have chosen to receive the money on my
behalf.

I am expecting your response.

Regards,
Mrs. Ange Paul
written from Hospital.

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