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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. Jennifer Edmond" <je444975@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jenni.edmond555@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:39:55 +0100
Subject: Greetings, my friend .

Greetings, my friend .

I am sorry for intruding into your privacy, I bring peace and lovely
greetings to you and your family in the name of God, having known the
truth, I had no choice but to do what is lawful and right in the sight of
God for eternal life and in the sight of man to witness God's mercy and
glory upon my life, after prayerful and deep consideration I was inspired
to write you this mail, as my only desire is to find a person of integrity
and the right capacity who can diligently handle this project. so I crave
your indulgence to take your time and read it carefully as I write this
message from my sickbed. I am a very religious Christian, struggling with
cancer, which is in a very critical phase now, as the medical experts
informed me of how critical my situation is currently.

I inherited money US$3,200,000.00, from my late husband Mr. Patrick
Edmond, Unfortunately, my only surviving brother who should have been my
next of kin recently died as a result of complications arising from being
afflicted by the coronavirus (COVID19). That's why I was left with no
option but to take my chance and reach out to you. Please use this money
while exercising your utmost discretion to assist as many that are
vulnerable, needy just like most charity organizations operate.. I don't
want to donate this money to already established charity organizations
because most have proven to enrich themselves instead of doing the actual
charity for which they receive donations.

I want to assure you that this is not stolen money, it's clean money and
free of any illegality, there is no risk or danger in the process. There
will be a proper transfer of ownership that will be handled by my lawyer in
conjunction with the bank. You are to take 30% of this money for your
personal use then you use 60% for the charity foundation and the remaining
10% for any unforeseen expenses you might incur before the transfer of the
funds.

Your quick response is much appreciated so that I can give you more detail.

Thank You!
Jennifer Edmond.

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