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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: Marica <valmaricaval@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:02:05 -0700
Subject: Very Urgent


I know this revelation will keep you wondering why I should trust you
with this information I am about to reveal to you. I do not have another
way to communicate with you only to send you this email. I am in despair
and my heart bleeds when I send you this letter with the hope that it will
hold your attention and also I want you to make out time to read this mail
attentively in order to understand the reason why I decided to contact you.
My dear, haven’t met with you before I decided to contact you due to the
urgency of my present health situation here in the hospital. I am a widow
diagnosed with brain tumor disease which has gotten to a very bad stage
which has gotten to a very bad stage and presently I am partially suffering
from a stroke illness which has become almost impossible for me to move
around. I was married to my late husband for many years before he died,
unfortunately we don't have any children of our own, my doctor confided to
me that I have less chance to live as a result of my illness. My late
beloved husband was a gold merchant and owns lots of Businesses in the US
and UK. Before he died, he made an insurance deposit of ($ 11,000,000.00,
Eleven Million Dollars) in our joint Account to you to Invest into a
charitable project in your country/position. Based on my present health
status I am permanently indisposed to handle finances or any financial
related project following my diagnoses. Having known my present health
condition, I decided to contact you to claim the fund since I don't have
any relation, I decided to donate what I have to you for the support and
mutual benefit of the orphans, gives justice and help to the poor, needy,
elderly ones, disables and to promote the words of God and the effort that
the house of God will be maintained says The Lord, as I have been touched
by God to donate from what I have because it will be a great loss in
spending the fund on my health treatment hence my doctor has confirmed to
me that i will not survive this illness. If you are willing and able to do
this task for the sake of humanity then send me below information for more
details on how you will receive the funds.

1. Name...................................................

2. Phone number...............................

3. Address.............................................

4. Country of Origin and residence

Regards Mrs. Villavicen Marcia

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