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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.Mary George" <mrsmarygeorge2@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsmarygeorge22@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:58:36 +0100
Subject: I warmly greet you.

Dear Friend,

I am sure this mail would be coming to you as a surprise since we have
never met before and you would also be asking why I have decided to
choose you, precisely I cannot say why I have chosen you but do not be
worried for I saw your profile on the Internet, which has made me
accomplish my request. May the almighty God bless and see you through
with this mission if you can carefully read and digest the message
below.

I am Mrs.Mary George, 74 Years old woman and the wife of Late Sir Jean
George who died alongside our only child in a Plane crash on Monday
the 4th of September 1996 while they were flying from New York to
Geneva.

After the death of my husband and son ,I became the Head of his
investment and just recently, the doctors handling my health issues at
Cancer center: Christie Hospital NHS Trust UK, have said I may not
live beyond the next two months after my next surgery,but before the
death of my husband we had a plan to use the last days of our lives to
donate half of what we have worked for to the less privilege and
charity homes and the other half for ourselves, family members and
close friends, and it is so unfortunate that my husband is not alive
today to do this with me and I am very weak with cancer and coupled
with the recent announcement from the doctor, hence I have decided to
do this philanthropic work on behalf of my late husband and I.

I have presently instructed my bank manager to release my fund to any
person I will introduce to him as the new beneficiary to my last wish
the sum of $10 MILLION DOLLARS with my bank in Nigeria the FIRST
INLAND BANK NIGERIA PLC. I decided to do this now unconditionally
knowing that my days are numbered.

To conclude with this bequest, please provide me with your Data to
fully which I will use to write a Letter of Authorization on your
behalf and send it to the bank as my new Next of Kin.

Full Names:
Physical address;
Direct telephone number
Occupation
Gender
Age

Note: Please I do not want you to thank me, same gesture was shown to
us, all I need you to do is, When you get this fund, use %15 for
yourself and the rest to assist the less privileged in your community
and country,this is the only way to immortalize us when I am gone.

Yours Faithfully
Mrs.Mary George
(London Uk)

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