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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. Melinda Cruz" <janetamah2014@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:30:03 +0000
Subject: From Mrs. Melinda Cruz Business Proposal

From Mrs. Melinda Cruz Business Proposal

Charitable Donation From Mrs. Melinda Cruz.

Attention!!!!

Greetings in the name of the LORD Almighty the giver of every good thing. I
know this proposal will definitely come to you as a huge surprise, but I
implore you to take your time to go through it carefully as the decision
you make will go a long way to determine my future. I am Mrs. Melinda Cruz
an ageing widow,suffering from long time illness breast Cancer and Cancer
of the lungs.

I have some funds which I inherited from my late husband, the sum of USD $
2 million dollars and I needed a very honest and God fearing person who can
receive this funds for Charity works.

Please if you would be able to use the funds for the Charity works please
kindly let me know immediately. Please kindly respond quickly for further
details if you can handle this task.

Please reply me to this email melindacruz2017@yahoo.com

Regards, Mrs. Melinda Cruz.

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