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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: Sunie Wendy <batixtuta@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Sunie_Wendy@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:41:24 +0000
Subject: Can I give you this trust?

My Dear,

With Due Respect And Humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground ,i am Mrs. Sunie Wendy 58 yrs old widow from
France, my husband and i worked with Tullow oil here in Togo before he
died seven years ago, i am undergoing medical treatment i have been
diagnosed of Endometrial cancer unfortunately for me my doctor said i
don't have any chance to survive except by a miracle

The reason why i am writing you this letter is because i want you to
stand as beneficiary to the sum of my (USD$4,500,000.00) i don't have
any biological child of my own who will inherit this money, i want to
donate this money to support churches and evangelism i also want to
help children and orphanages in your country Donating this money as
charity is the only legacy i can leave behind after my death, help me
to fulfill this goal before i die and please always remember to pray
for me when i die my soul will rest in peace.

Expecting to your message soonest.Please contact me direct to my email
address (Sunie_Wendy@hotmail.com)

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sunie Wendy

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