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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: christian woman <christianwoman936@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:33:24 +0100
Subject: Good morning,

Good morning,
How are you and your family, I will be appreciated if your accept my
request , I'm Mrs. Danielle Kyle , a widow from the USA and also a
formal politician, can i trust you, can you handle charity projects? I
want to donate my funds worth 3,800,000 (Three Million Eight Hundred
Thousand US Dollars) out to the Orphanage? I need someone to hand over
to share and build charity homes for the less privileged. I have been
sick for five years, and now my doctor has confirmed I have only a few
months to live on earth due to my esophageal cancer and all the parts
of my body are dead, I don't want to leave these funds in the bank.
I will like you to contact me for my email address so that i will tell
you how to get the money successfully.

Email id : kyledaniella64@gmail.com

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