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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. Linda Morgan" <wb@zfjt.top>
Reply-To: lindamorgann01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 04:12:20 -0700
Subject: REMAIN BLESSED


I warmly greet you.

Please forgive me if my plead sounds a bit strange or embarrassing to you. =
My family attorney who could have handled this executor ship of my WILL & =
TESTAMENT on my behalf died early this year after a protracted illness. the=
refore prayed fervently and by the special grace of GOD,i got your email ID=
from your country's guest book.I am Mrs. Linda Morgan, a native of London,=
I am 58 years old, am suffering from protracted cancer of the lungs which =
has also affected part of my brain cells due to complications. from all ind=
ication my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious accord=
ing to my doctors that i may not live for the next few months, because my c=
ondition has gotten to acritical and life threatening stage. I was orphaned=
at the age of four and was raised in an orphanage.i was married to my late=
husband Engr. Fidelis Morgan for twenty years without a child. FIDELIS had=
cardiovascular condition and died of cardiac arrest few years ago.I am a f=
ervent Believer and a God fearing woman just like my late husband. Fidelis =
and i lived in Nigeria for over 18 years,where my husband a petrochemical e=
ngineer by profession worked and rose through the ranks to become an execut=
ive director with a multinational construction and oil servicing conglomera=
te, before his demise.He also established huge private investments that i a=
ssisted in managing.Sequel to the unfortunate and shocking demise of my pri=
celess husband, i decided not to remarry when my cancer ailment became term=
inal & more so because i do not have a next of kin to bequeath all that FID=
ELIS & ilabored for,i sold off all our choice properties and other inherite=
d belongings comprising of a shopping mall, an hotel, shares, bonds,jewelri=
es and other valuable family treasures and deposited the proceeds amounting=
to USD $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION DOLLARS ONLY) with First City Monument =
Bank. (Now TRUST STANDARD PLC ) At present, this fund is still deposited w=
ith the bank. The management of the bank just wrote me as the sole owner be=
cause of the unserviceable status of the fund. The bank suggested to me in =
a 2 paragraph statement to issue a letter of authorization to someone who c=
an manage the fund on my behalf because of my ill health and also threatene=
d that the fund could be confiscated upon my failure to adhere to their Ban=
king rules and regulations within stipulated time frame. I have been hospit=
alized in a London hospital,located at fulham road inwest London.It is the =
leading cancer treatment hospital in the world and i have been undergoing t=
reatment there for late-stage terminal cancer of the lungs. I am a computer=
literate and was fortunate enough to have my personal laptop with me,hence=
I am writing from my sick bed. I rarely talk, my doctors told me that I ha=
ve only few months to live,unless there is a divine intervention. =



It is my last WISH therefore to see that 90% of this fund is invested in an=
y charitable organization of your choice and administered as you may deem f=
it, especially to the orphanage homes and homes for destitutes and the ment=
ally retarded. you can also extend some part of the funds to churches and m=
osques,if you wish.10% of the fund could also be expended on cost of admini=
stration of WILL & TESTAMENT and also on logistic support and other sundry =
arrangements that you may require as soon as the fund gets to you. I crave =
your indulgence as a God fearing individual and as someone who cares for th=
e less-privileged as much as i do, to take it upon yourself and use this fu=
nd for the above mentioned purposes,i took this painstaking decision in oth=
er to help humanity in my little capacity before i rest in peace in the bos=
om of GOD almighty and according to my physicians my time will soon be up.A=
s soon as I receive your reply and personal information as listed below, I =
shall give you the official contact of the TRUST STANDARD PLC officials,to =
enable you contact the Bank without delays.I will also issue you with a let=
ter of authorization.

The letter of authorization will prove that you are the new beneficiary of =
my WILL & TESTAMENT. the funds have an open beneficiary mandate and as such=
, it is whom i authorize or appoint to act on my behalf that the bank will =
recognize and release the funds to.Please assure me that you will not treat=
this offer with levity but will rather give my bequest continued
existence.

Send the information in this order:

(1) Your full names :=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(2) personal or official contact address:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(3) Home or Office phone#:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DCellphone#:=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DFax#:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(4) Your Age:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(5)Occupation:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

(6)Sex/Marital status:=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D

Awaiting your kind response while craving your appreciation of my
predicament.

Sincerely Your's
Mrs. Linda Morgan
(London UK)
Private Email: lindamorgann01@gmail.com
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