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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: MARLENE <mariawilliamsmw144@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:34:27 +0500
Subject: ATTENTION


*Dear Blessed, I am Marlene Dillon, from commercial bank here in London,
I will be glad to exhibit some good work that deals with huge amount of
money which will be invested into establishment and building of less
privilege home as to help the poor orphans in your country, Based on that i
have a woman here Mrs Annisa Yannik, from Indonesia and she was married to
a Singaporean man, a cancer-affected widow On medical treatment at Barnes
Hospital, South Wople Way, SW14 8SU, London, England, she is from Manado
but her husband is from Singapore and both of them live in United Kingdom
she lost her husband on August 12, 2018. without any child, Meanwhile she
has been fighting from cancer that she suffered for a long time and her
doctor Said that now her disease level is out of control, the cancer has
spread to a distant part of the body such as the liver, bones and the
brain.and she has a few months to live. *

* Before the death of her late husband he deposited (£ 7 Million Great
Britain Pounds) which the late husband got from the Gold dust business he
had supplied with Singapore and France merchants. Right now the depositor
is late and the wife is bedridden as a cancer patient, She wants me to
look for a God fearing person that will invest this money into helping the
orphans as a Sacrifice for her sickness. **Can you handle this huge amount
of investment? If yes,*

*kindly assure me that you will be sincere and honest throughout this deal
and you will be the investor hence am not business oriented, as the
Account officer of her late Husband, I would like you to respond
immediately for me to prepare the necessary document to subsequently
transfer the money to your account for the orphanage project, Upon your
response I shall provide you with more relevant details that will help you
understand the transaction, We should observe utmost confidentiality and be
rest assured that this transaction will be most profitable for both of us.*










* Respond me with,Your full Name.Your telephone
numberYour Home AddressYour occupationYour country. Best regards,*


* Mrs Marlene Dillon,*
* United Kingdom.*

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