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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: Anna Cooper <antonini@sch.gr>
Reply-To: annacooper1942@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 01:33:46 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?=3D=20Important?=



Dear ,

I am Mrs. Anna Cooper, from Australia, lived in South Africa for 20
years and currently residing in London United Kingdom, a widow to late
Dr. Andrew Cooper. I am 75 years old, am presently suffering for long
time Leukemia.

From all indications, my conditions is really deteriorating and it is
quite obvious that I wouldn’t live for more than three months according
to my doctors medical analysis as the cancer stage has gotten to a very
critical stage that no hope for me to be a living person again, my late
husband was a contractor in both South Africa and London, he died in a
plane crash and during the period of our marriage we could not bear any
child. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death, I inherited
all his businesses and wealth both in South Africa and London-United
Kingdom.

After the doctor’s medical analysis, I decided to divide part of this
wealth to contribute to Africa especially South Africa where my late
husband as a contractor made lots of money. I want to contribute my
quota to the solution to problem of less privileged and orphanage homes
across Africa. I selected you after visiting the websites; I prayed and
was lead to you. I am willing to donate the sum of One Million, Nine
Hundred and Fifty thousand United States Dollars (USD$1,950,000.00) to
the less privileged across Africa.

Please I want to transfer this money into your account because am
traveling back to Australia for medical surgery as I want to be buried
alongside my late husband when I passed on. Note that this fund is in
the financial institution and upon my instruction; I will file in an
application through my family attorney for the transfer of the money
into your account for the said purpose.

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used
for the said purpose even though I might be late then, because I have
come to find out that wealth acquisition without happiness is vanity and
I made the promise to God that the fund will be used to help the poor.
Do let me know if you will be able to handle this fund and use it for
the said purpose so that I will instruct my attorney and the financial
institution. Reply me on annacooper1942@gmail.com

God bless you.
Mrs. Anna Cooper.

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