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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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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs. Cahayagan Dynally<medics@intensivecareunit.org>
Reply-To: mrscahayagandynally@gmail.com
Date: 24 Aug 2018 09:29:42 +0500
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU ??? MUTUAL UNDERSTANDNG !!!

I Think you can make a lot of difference if we talk, become good
friends in our Lord, and see that with greater power, comes
greater responsibility. You can make a change in the life of
others, most especially the poor at heart, and the less
privileged. first. I think I would start all with a proper
introduction of myself...I am Mrs cahayagan dynally , a widow to
Late Daniel Anderson. I am 64 years old, suffering from long time
cancer of the breast. From all indications, my condition is
really deteriorating and its quite obvious that I may not live
any much longer after my next surgery because cancer has gotten
to a very severe stage. The Doctor told me that I may not live
for more than 4 months and I am so scared about it. I have no
child of mine, even though i wish i had. It is late now you know,
since I cannot get married again, and age is no longer on my
side.

So, I now decide to divide part of my wealth, by contributing to
the development of the motherless baby homes, needy, poor,
charity homes and widows too. i am willing to donate the huge sum
of $4.5 million USD which is still the major inheritance i have
left. i wish you could be someone who i could trust with all my
heart to make this wish of mine come true...Please note that this
fund is lying in a Bank. so i need you to use the funds to help
the poor. I know this is hard, and it takes a very strong heart
to get this done, but you should keep this saying in your heart,
I am like Moses in the Bible. He came to the Red Sea and Pharaoh
behind him and no way to turn but God delivered him all by a
miraculous deliverance. It will be a miracle from God to be able
to help all the dear people God has laid on our hearts.

This is why God in my heart i contacted you, and i want you to
contact me so we can be in contact with all poor souls out there
, give new lives hopes and days, i have come to find out that
wealth acquisition without God is vanity and i hope you will
agree with this also, i will be praying hard that Satan will not
Stop this effort, do get back to me and i will tell you more of
what you will do .

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