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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: Judith Peters
Reply-To: <attorneycchplain@aliyun.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:06:13 -0700
Subject: Treat With Urgency


Treat With Urgency

Am Successful business Woman dealing with Exportation, I got your mail contact through search in order to let you know my Ugly Situation.

Am a dying woman here in an Hospital In California, I lost my husband and my only daughter in Lebanon, they both travel for tourism in Lebanon, they were killed by the Israeli bomb when the Israeli Military was fighting Hezbollah in Northern lebanon.

I have a project that I am about to hand over to you and I already instructed the Fortevalle National Bank in Georgia USA to transfer my fund sum of $150 Million to you, so as to enable you to give 50% to Charitable Home and take 50% for yourself.

Please help me accomplish my goal,ask my Attorney to help me keep you notice failure for me to reach you in person.

Please hurry up to contact my attorney so that he can direct you on how you will hand over 50% of the $150 Million to Charity, i really want to achieve that goal by helping the Charity organization before I die here in a Hospital In California.

Name. Attorney Chaplain Upright
Email. attorneycchplain@aliyun.com

Yours Faithfully
Judith Peters

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