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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: <>
Reply-To: mrswendyjanee@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 19:12:55 +0200
Subject: Hello


Greetings, First and foremost, I apologize using this medium to reach you f=
or a transaction of this magnitude. My Name is Mrs. Wendy Jane Williams I a=
m 63 years old base in South Africa. I write to Relate to you of my intenti=
on to use my money 20.5 million dollars for charity work in your country. I=
was married to Late McCauley Scott Williams who was a contractor with the =
Government of South Africa before he died for plane crashed in 2000 in Keny=
a airways. I am a new Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of=
the breast. All indication from my doctor that my conditions is really det=
eriorating and it is quite obvious that I wouldn't live more than three mon=
ths, according to my doctors and in all indication regards to medical analy=
sis. This is because the cancer disease has gotten to a very bad stage that=
no hope for me to be a living person again.25 years period of marriage lif=
e, still we could not produce any child, my late husband was very wealthy a=
nd after his death, I inherited some part of his business and money in the =
bank. The doctors has advised me that I may not live for more than Three mo=
nths and 2 weeks and warn me to stop thinking over who is going to inherit =
my money, today I have decided to donate contribute to the less privileges,=
charity and orphanage homes. I want to know if I can trust you to use thes=
e funds for charity / orphanage and 25% will be for you as compensation. Pl=
ease contact me, so that I will give you more details. I will provide you m=
ore details information after knowing your willingness to handle this fund =
with fear of God. Get back to me on (mrs.janeewewilliams@gmail.com) Thanks =
and God bless. Mrs. Wendy Jane Williams.

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