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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.Donna Wilson" <test@zb42.de>
Reply-To: donawil3@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:40:43 -0700
Subject: Let sincerity be our bond


my message... Good Day My Beloved in Christ, I Thank God almighty that I f=
inally got you, let sincerity be our bond, my name is Mrs. Donna Wilson, I =
am a dying woman who had decided to donate what I have to you for the help =
of the poor people around you. I am 60 years old and was diagnosed of cance=
r about 2 years ago. I was touched by the holy spirit to take this decision=
, rather than allow my greedy uncle to use my husband=92s hard earned fund =
Ungodly, I will be undergoing an operation in London to correct the damages=
coursed by the cancerous disease in my lungs, and I pray that I survive th=
e operation. This money when added with my personal savings is around $17,2=
50,000.00usd(seventeen million two hundred and fifty Thousand United States=
Dollars Only), I deposited it in one of the secured bank in Turkey more pr=
iority should be given to the good work of the lord, especially the orphana=
ge, the needy and to help the motherless. Presently, I have informed my Att=
orney, about my decision in WILLING this fund to you, you are to get back t=
o me immediately if you are interested in carrying out this task, so that I=
will instruct you on how to get in contact with my attorney and my account=
officer I wish you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly=
, and please use the funds well and always extend the good work to others s=
hould in case I did not survive this major operation I am about to go throu=
gh now, but all I need now is prayers. If you are willing to handle this fu=
nd for the purpose mentioned above, get back to me with the below details t=
o enable me prepare my LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT IN YOUR NAME as my next of k=
in and the rightful beneficiary to the fund. Your full name........... Your=
mobile number............ Your age....................... Your sex........=
................... Your identification proof.................... Your occu=
pation.................... ........... Your country and city...............=
........ NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality and trust in thi=
s matter to accomplish my heart desire, as I don't want anything that will =
jeopardize my last wish. God bless you. Mrs. Donna Wilson=20

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