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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 Therese Lunner <mrs.thereselunner55togo@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:44:37 +0100
Subject: Please Help

*Almighty Lord be with youYou are chosen to Receive A Donation Cash Grant
of my late husband that funds $5.7,000, 000,00 (Five Million Seven Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) to help the poor and orphanages through
your sincere help before my death. I am suffering from long time cancer of
the Breast, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and
it is quite obvious that I wouldn't live any more longer according to my
doctor because the cancer has gotten to a very bad stage that no hope for
me to be a living person again, All i need from you is your sincerity to
use this funds to do this project as i desired and I need your information
as where My Bank will be sending the funds,such as:Receiver's name:_
Address:_ Phonenumber:_ Country:_Please do not be offended by the way or
manner I came to you as a stranger to do this, it is about the only way I
could get to you after going through your contacts Id. I shall give you the
contacts of the bank. For legitimacy with a letter of authority that will
establish you as my appointed beneficiary of this money.I am waiting for
your reply.From Sister Therese *

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