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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: "Hideto Miki" (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:59:57 -0800
Subject: Hello Dear

Hello with a warm heart and thank you for reading my request, I look forward to seeing you in this letter. I write this letter with a heart full of sadness and emotion. It requires compassion from a kind, loving and energetic person. As long as your heart is pure and sincere and my last wish comes true, I promise you will not regret this day. My name is Hideto Miki. I am 64 years old and born in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. I came across your email while searching on google. God and my spirit have accepted that I will contact you for help. I have been suffering from breast and throat cancer for a long time. From all the signs, my condition is really getting worse. And it's clear that I can't work or do stressful things. According to my doctor, they advised me that I might not be able to live for the next two months. So I would like to take the last opportunity to donate all my assets and wealth to charity. This is because the stage of the cancer is getting worse. I was born and r
aised in a motherless bab

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