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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: Rita Ngiga <ritangiga12@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 16:02:13 +0100
Subject: Good day sir,


Good day sir,

How are you with your family members, Hope all is well if so glory be to
god almighty, I am very very happy to find your contact today, God knows
why he has directed me to you at this point, However, I am writing this
mail to you with heavy sorrow in my heart, This massage mighty come to you
as surprise, When i saw your contact i chose to reach you through email
because it still remains the private medium of communication,

I would have like to meet you face to face but my current stage is
uncontrollable, I am from United States of America, But my late husband
comes from United Kingdom, We live here in LONDON for many years, I am a
dying woman and i decided to donate what I have to the charity less
privileged peoples. I am 59 years old, I was diagnosed of cancer at
Babington Hospital here in united kingdom, Attach here is the current stage
of my pictures, But i believe as God must surely visit me at his own
appointed time, But even if he call me in this very hour i have no reason
to question his purposes.

As the doctor said that my current stage is uncontrollable that i would not
last for the period of months due to cancer problem, I now decided to
donate what I have to the charity less privileged peoples, I married to Mr
Geral Fernella who died as the result of war in Syria, Before the dead of
my late husband, We deposited the sum of £800.000.00 Eight hundred thousand
GB pounds with Islamic bank Before he poisoned to death, Since the doctor
said that my current stage is uncontrollable that i have some few months to
live, I want you to help me to use this money for the poor Less-privilege
project,

I accept this decision because we do not have any child who will inherit
this money after I die. I want your urgent reply to me so that I will give
you the deposit receipt which the BANK issued to my late husband for
immediate transfer of the fund to your account to start the good work of
God,

I want you to take 30 percent of the total money for your personal use
after the transferring of the fund to your account, While 70% of the money
will go to charity work, I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and
trust in this matter to accomplish my heart desire, As I don't want
anything that will jeopardize my last wish.

Please kindly respond quickly for further details to transferring of the
fund to your account. I will await your urgent reply,

Thanks and God bless you,
Mrs. Rita Ngiga,

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