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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. Monica D Evergreen" <eldoret@wireprod.net>
Reply-To: monicadevergreen@aol.com
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:57:17 -0700
Subject: My Ref: The Trust for Your Honesty

Attention Please

My name is Mrs.Monica D. EverGreen, I send this message with the
greatest hope for urgent response given my terrible current health
status, I will have to undergo a second heart surgery with less chance
of surviving again. But before going for the dangerous second
operation, I would like to give you ($16,500,000) I have in my US bank
account so that you invest and manage it well and use the profits to
carry out charitable project in my name to help the sick and the poor
as my last wish on earth because I lost my husband and our only son in
a car accident 7 years ago. I have no one to inherit this money if I
die.

Please I am waiting for your urgent reply

Regards,
Mrs. Monica D Evergreen

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