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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. EVELYN WILLIAMS" <mrsewilliams2015@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsevelyn_w70@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:46:10 -0800
Subject: Apostolic Greetings to you from Mrs. Evelyn Williams,

Apostolic Greetings to you from Mrs. Evelyn Williams,


Dearest in the Lord,

With due Respect and Humanity I am willing to send you the sum of two
million five hundred thousand dollars as a volunteer projects to
accomplish my vow. I, Mrs Evelyn Williams, 63 years old without a
child, married to late Mr. Ramsey Williams who was an ambassador
before he died of a Cardiac Arteries Operation, Presently my doctor
said that I may not be able to last for a long period of time due to
Cancer of the breast and Kidney including Pneumonia. Kindly reply me
back as soon as possible together with your personal details to
proceed further for the sending of the fund immediately.

Please always remember me in your daily prayers.

Thanks and waiting your quick response.

God bless us,

Mrs Evelyn Williams

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