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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 Adanja-Polak <mrszdravkovic@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Mrs Adanja-Polak <adanjapolakzdravkovic@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:48:52 +0900 (JST)
Subject: HelloMy Dear


Hello,

My name is Mrs Adanja-Polak Zdravkovic I am
56 years old woman and I am legally married to late Gordana Zdravkovic. Me and my late
husband where both citizens of Serbia in Europe and we lived here in West Africa (Ivory Coast) for the past 17 years ago. My late
husband worked with an oil drilling company as an expatriate for many years before he died. I and my late husband were both married without a single biological child of our own.

I presently have a
serious breast cancer sickness and I am writing this message with the help of a medical doctor here in the hospital. When my late husband was alive, he deposited the sum of Two
million five hundreds thousands Euros (2.500.000.00 euro) in a bank  and he signed an agreement with the bank that the funds will be used for charity purposes such as,
helping the motherless babies, supporting church activities and helping the non privilege children to continue their education.  I contacted you today because my private doctor just informed me that my breast cancer sickness has gotten worst and they are going to carry out a serious cancer surgery on my heart by this  month which I might not survive, If I die during my surgery, the bank  will embezzle the funds because I have no other relative to claim the money because i was adopted and  married by  my  late husband.I tried to trace my family but all my efforts are in vain. I took this decision because  AFTER LISTING TO THE NEWS LINE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY DONATE HER FORTUNE UPON HER DEATHAND  SINCE  I  HAVE  NO CHILD I want you to help me transfer the funds to your bank account in your country and after the transfer to your bank account; you will collect 20% (500,000.00 euro) of
the total funds for your self as compensation and use the remaining 80% (2.000, 000.00 euro) to do the charity work in your country. Please reply me urgently for more details  i  wait  for  your  respond  on my  private  email

Mrs Adanja-Polak Zdravkovic

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