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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: "Adalene Gabriel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adalene_gabriel@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 04:37:35 +0330
Subject: Mrs.Adalene Gabriel

Greetings,

My name is Mrs. Adalene Gabriel, married to late Mr. Gabriel Morrison from France who worked with US government, he was a very wealthy Gold Merchant in Monrovia the Gold Capital of republic of Liberia all in west  Africa. I really need your assistance this is why i decided to contact you in good faith to partner with me for a good cause. I lost my husband June 15th 2022, he was very sick, I was married to my late husband for twenty years without any child. My late husband has a fixed (USD $15 MILLION FIFTEEN MILLIONS EUROS ) in the bank and Deposit of Gold Dust which i am the next of kin. He wanted to use this money to build Children Care Center, Projects for less-privilege orphans, hospital to help the poor and the motherless babies, orphanage and widows centers, but quite unfortunately, he is no more.

I am suffering from a long time Cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond next month, this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. Please i really need your assistant to get this fund from the bank and also help me to retrieve the Gold Dust from the bank and finally search for a buyer. I want to donate this fund and the Projects under your care as I am going through a lot of pain in united kingdom where I am undergoing medical treatment.

As the only survival of Morrisons family this are the desires of my heart, hence my decision as I do not have a child to take over my family inheritance and I want you to Stand-in for this inheritance fund for the above mentioned purpose in your country. Note. 30% of this total Fund will be for your personal use.

If you indicate your interest in this NOBLE CAUSE I will be waiting for your response urgently. All documents related to this Fund are with me in safe keeping, I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option.

Kindly contact me on my person e-mail: adalene_gabriel@outlook.com

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Adalene Gabriel.

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