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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.felicia solomon" <0fsolomon1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.fsolomon2k@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 13:29:45 -0800
Subject: DEAR FRIEND IN GOD

Dear friend,

Greetings in the name of God. Please, let this not sound strange to
you for my only surviving lawyer who would have done this died early
this year. I prayed and got your email address from your country
Guest-book. I am Felicia Solomon. I am 65 years old, I am Suffering
from a long time cancer of the lungs which also affected my Brain,
from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating and it is
quite obvious that, according to my doctors they have advised me that
I may not live for the next two months, this is because the Cancer
stage has gotten to a very bad stage.

I was brought up from a motherless baby’s home and married to my late
Husband Late.Ex-Governor.Edward K.Solomon for thirty years without a
child, my husband died in a Plane crash years ago before his death we
were true Christian believers. Since his death I decided not to
re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum
of $9.8 Million Dollars in my personal banking account with the Bank.

Presently, this money is still with them since and the management just
wrote Me few days ago as the true owner to come forward to receive the
money for keeping It so long or rather issue a letter of authorization
to some body to Receive it on my behalf since I cannot come over
because of my Illness or they get it confiscated as unclaimed fund.

Presently, I am in a hospital here in Switzerland where I have been
Undergoing treatment for cancer of the lungs. My doctors have told me
that I have only a few months to live. It is my last wish to see that
this money is invested to any organization of my choice and
distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the
Motherless baby’s homes.

I want you as God fearing person, to also use this money to fund
Church, mosque, orphanages and widows; I took this decision, before I
rest in peace because my time will soon be up according my doctor. As
soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank
where I deposited my fund. I will also issue you a letter of authority
that will prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund.

Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated
herein.Hoping to hear from you soon.
NAME:__________SURNAME:__________________SEX: _____ AGE:
______MARITAL:
_______________COUNTRY: ______
CONTACT ADDRESS: ________________________PHONE NO#___________FAX
NO#_________________OCCUPATION:______________

Waiting for your information.

Mrs.Felicia Solomon.

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